Voters For Animal Rights
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NYC Carriage Driver Ian McKeever Acquitted Of Animal Cruelty In Collapse Of Ryder The Horse 💔🐎 READ MORE: 🌍👉 worldanimalnews.com/2025/07/22/nyc…
We cannot adopt our way out of this crisis. Upstream is the only way. We need to expand affordable spay/neuter services and access to veterinary care. City-funded vet clinics will keep pets with their families & reduce the burden on rescue groups and our overcrowded shelters.
NYC Animal Care Centers suspend intake as number of shelter pets hits bursting point trib.al/SfhGOlM
It’s long past time to pass Ryder’s Law. This abuse has gone on far too long. Cities around the world have already moved to humane alternatives. It’s time New York finally does the same.
We must outlaw carriage horses. Ryder’s story is a tragedy and sadly all-to-common. Horses deserve to run free, not be forced to work in extreme conditions. This is inhumane and I will fight tirelessly alongside @nyclass until we get this done. nytimes.com/2025/07/21/nyr…
If this isn’t animal cruelty then I don’t know what is — a horrifying miscarriage of justice. 📢We are not done fighting. Horse carriages don’t belong here. @nyclass @theanimalvoters nytimes.com/2025/07/21/nyr…
Ulster Legislature bans use of glue mice traps in county buildings trib.al/IPLhXOJ
This is a travesty of justice. Ian McKeever knew Ryder’s true age — the horse was nearly 30 years old, the equivalent of a 90-year-old human — and still chose to force him to work on the scorching streets of Manhattan. As seen in widely circulated video footage, McKeever was…
The jury of six people acquitted Ian Mckeever of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals after deliberating for less than an hour >> cbsloc.al/4l0efBC
The @NYCCouncil and @nycmayor must step up and properly fund surrender prevention efforts. They must start making serious investments in high-volume, low-cost spay neuter, affordable vet care, and a pet food pantry, or ACC will continue to run out of capacity.
NYC Animal Care Centers suspend intake as number of shelter pets hits bursting point trib.al/SfhGOlM
On the fourth day of the animal cruelty trial stemming from the 2022 collapse of a carriage horse in Hell’s Kitchen, defendant Ian McKeever took the stand. #W42ST w42st.com/post/carriage-…