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Every time I see a horse-drawn carriage in a concrete jungle, I point and yell 'animal cruelty' at the top of my lungs to try to make the driver and occupants as uncomfortable as possible. And I'm blessed with an unusually loud vocal box. It honestly hurts my heart when I think of what those horses must be feeling, as far as anxiety and fear, and how unnatural and wrong it is for these animals to have blinders on, trotting up and down on concrete, while taxis blare and people scream. It's absolutely unnatural and ignorant of us to continue this outdated tradition. What about this is romantic?" - PINK.

 

Outspoken singer Pink has decided to use her celebrity status to raise awareness of the plight of working horses in New York.

 

The pop star is backing a campaign to ban horse-drawn carriage rides in the Big Apple.

 

Pink's face appears on a giant billboard in Times Square, that reads "Buck Cruelty! Say No to horse-drawn carriage rides."

 

She said: "The goal is to have horse drawn carriages completely banned in New York City, just like Tokyo, Beijing, Paris, Toronto, Key West, Santa Fe - it's already banned in all those cities. I want New York to step up and completely rid itself of this outdated cruel tradition."

 

The singer - who spent her childhood riding horses - believes that the animals are kept in cruel conditions.

 

"They've got their blinders on and they're breathing in fumes right behind a taxi. Loud noises, construction, ambulances, police sirens, noisy crowds - it's just the most awful environment for a horse," she said. "Horses needs to be in an open quiet space, they're nervous animals, I mean they're absolutely unnerved by the business. You can just look at it and see, it's awful, it's not a good thing."

 

Source: MSN

not all horses that do that are treated badly though. But i agree, those i cities are