tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27721473501686679342024-03-18T19:50:17.621-07:00The Truth about Horse Drawn Carriages in RomeHorses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-29854130529300646692013-06-02T00:31:00.000-07:002013-06-02T00:31:23.391-07:00Horses Without Carriages in Rome How You Can Participate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cities worldwide "celebrated" Horses Without Carriages International Day this weekend. And it is not to late for everyone to get involved with the campaign in Rome. Recently <a href="http://www.lav.it/">LAV</a> updated its campaign against the botticelle in Rome. They had a very creative group of people ride around the tourist sites in Rome on a vintage double decker bus and started a new petition.<br />
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LAV is firmly for abolition of the carriages in Rome and promotes peaceful protests.<br />
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<br />Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-49533685511322492012012-10-30T04:47:00.000-07:002012-10-30T04:47:12.771-07:00Rome Is No Place for Horses<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px; text-align: start;">As the mayor of </span><st1:city style="font-size: 18px; text-align: start;" w:st="on">Rome</st1:city><span style="font-size: 18px; text-align: start;"> has decided that they do not want to invest in the alternative electric carriages, this is a video to respond to why we need a ban of this cruel industry in </span><st1:city style="font-size: 18px; text-align: start;" w:st="on">Rome</st1:city><span style="font-size: 18px; text-align: start;">. This past summer there were three recorded accidents as well as drivers constantly breaking the laws that are there to "protect" the horses? The horses are objects to the drivers. They are means to make money and are completely disposable. </span></div>
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Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-44112304522641874222012-03-04T03:04:00.002-08:002012-03-04T03:08:50.216-08:00Abolition: The Only Solution for the Horses of Rome<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cHTtpBSH33AmzZsrxV8SdWkiy6q0ElZ6RzftzaaeuN94fP9D-WhjgzLyHuxzWhjb3-RFthoqV0IaE2dHuidoWV5s2RwZKWA0qFWvPlb7AtljbAUN-Fvk052kxd-hDHVbMghuCkY6BBk/s1600/Horse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cHTtpBSH33AmzZsrxV8SdWkiy6q0ElZ6RzftzaaeuN94fP9D-WhjgzLyHuxzWhjb3-RFthoqV0IaE2dHuidoWV5s2RwZKWA0qFWvPlb7AtljbAUN-Fvk052kxd-hDHVbMghuCkY6BBk/s400/Horse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715996788978562834" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Letter from LAV on the carriages in Rome:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The Only Solution For the Horses of Rome<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The roads that the Roman horses run through each day are paved with history, controversy and risk.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The name of the 'botticelle' can be etymologically traced back to their original function as a means of moving goods, but are now used as means to transport tourists in the city The history is rich. Historical archives and period reproductions depict the life of these coaches which were prominent in the Roman streets and piazza until the early decades of last century. This, therefore, demonstrates how at the time, they were the only effective means of transport in a Rome that was still spacious and quiet. That city has now disappeared. Those times were quite different from the urban context in which they are forced to move today. The descendants of those horses- in the name of a tradition- are forcibly maintained beyond the objective needs and the changing public awareness in a city known worldwide for its rich cultural heritage. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The controversy about the many critical aspects of this 'service' has recently managed to gain some space in the media and institutions thanks to the voice of those who, for some time, oppose it for reasons of conscience for the welfare of the animal and public spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The risks they encounter every day are real. The horses are hitched to the “barrels, forced to move in a wild and congested traffic.” Even for human inhabitants and guests of the capital, the blend of pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, public transport drivers and cars is so intense and violent it can be difficult to submit to the rules of the road. This is not a in a livable situation for the horses. Within such a scenario, the carriages- which are slow moving and not mechanically- only complicates the already prohibitive traffic conditions in the heart of the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There is another point of view that can no longer wait to be seen. A point of view which is not difficult to imagine and so obvious to those who witness it: that of horses. These horses live on the margins of a totally anthropocentric society. They are exploited beyond measure for an anachronistic human activity. Voiceless, they remain silent in their suffering and endure it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The “working” horses that live in the everyday reality of Roman roads as we know it and we have described, are forced to live their lives immeasurably far from what might be suitable to their well-being. They are subjected to a high level of emotion and physical stress as they move among the crowded roads that are full of strong noises, pedestrians and motor vehicles. They silently perform a task in which they have no compelling way to interact positively with their surroundings. As slaves, they are prevented by human pressure to find adequate rest periods which are inadequate. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For these fundamental 'reasons of horses', for nothing more can be done. The many attempts to regulate an activity have failed. These measures have failed even in the face of administrative measures to regulate their health and wellbeing. Measures such as building modern shelters, renting a fully equipped equine ambulance, the design of lighter vehicles, the identification of urban routes protected and reserved, the additional restriction of the works, resizing the length of a career have all failed. The efforts of the municipal government can actually protect the life and ensure a genuine respect for these animals. All measures now studied add nothing culturally to the city of Rome. The city is so vast and rich in its immense artistic and historical heritage, so ancient and layered that it certainly cannot be appreciated in a passing carriage ride<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And it may seem overly rhetorical to remember the Gandhian metaphor that judges the moral progress of a nation by how it treats animals. Yet it is appropriate. The welfare of the animals in the city is less frequently considered the city in its degree of civilization. Many of our metropolitan areas are human environments that have been designed to be homogenous. The horses should be considered in the context of these places. The horses are living beings that have been introduced, and yet, it is easier to consider street embellishment or furniture, tradition and tourist attractions than the horses<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> In 2012 it longer makes sense to consider a sentient animal as an inanimate object. Horses are scientifically known to have real cognitive and ethological needs. However, like an inanimate object they are easy to drive, like a taxi or a bus. Unlike a taxi or bus, there are no similar modes of registration, review times, rest areas and service agreements and scrapping.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The incidents that have occurred in recent years- even after 2005 despite the intensification of the city's animal welfare legislation-took place in broad daylight, under the gaze of affected citizens and tourists, children and sensitive people have confirmed that no agreement, even if respected, is able to protect the lives of these horses within the city. There is no working agreement that meets their physical and mental status while allowing them to continue to work. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And about the consequences of such accidents, from a note from ANMVI (Italian National Association of Veterinarians) which was published in 2009:'Following the death of Birillo- the Roman horse involved in an a carriage accident near the Coliseum - the Italian National Association of Veterinarians use the words of the Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, who said it was "unacceptable in form and substance."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The carriages are unacceptable. They have no purpose in the capital for recreational or tourism purposes. Veterinarians make a pledge to be professional and care for the well-being of animals; a profession to save lives<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Euthanizing an animal can be a merciful intervention, reserved for extreme cases, reserved to extreme cases. In the case of Birillo Intervention was necessary due to unseemly circumstances for the animal. The ANMVI does not accept that the press has described the episode as, “Birillo is dead, and he was killed by a veterinarian by lethal injection.” Birillo was euthanized by a veterinarian due to the circumstances of being worked to death and collapsing. The fault lies not with the vet but with the carriage industry. We invite Mayor Almanno and the press to correct this. They know that euthanasia is a particularly sensitive subject of debate within veterinary bio ethics with the interests of the animal patient and the right to health and welfare. In Rome, it has become clear how this sensitivity does not belong to every citizen. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Therefore, the only action possible today is the abolition of animal-drawn vehicles. We call for the restructuring of the employment of their human drivers, the 'botticellari', a small group of people who, having been handed down from father to son a now anachronistic job can find ample space to talk about it in books and museums, without harming other living. In this way we will keep in check public opinion and all parties will benefit. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The disposal of the barrels would also provide the opportunity for the city of Rome to demonstrate a deep sense of civility and modernity as well as provide an example for other Italian communities, where similar examples of animal exploitation are also still in force. Clearing the streets of Rome of mournful carriages also means freeing the cultural image of the city from the burden of iniquity. Therefore, Rome will become very attractive in its ability to evolve over time in favor of all animals, both human and nonhuman.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-52038868093556562822011-05-22T05:48:00.000-07:002011-05-22T05:53:11.780-07:00June 4th: Horses Without Carriages International Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtq1VudyfI0R2QTt4BDgDTKpHFetfISGFIivTGap23-OksxPDRIGuuC3GNOZmHAXWiBDNOhcGdGn_Kmzom1yfo1B9w-Mz_9usjDFF58kFL-LgkMIZwLu_2P-rzIJSQxUKSECnqP-Xm7mg/s1600/dead+horse2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtq1VudyfI0R2QTt4BDgDTKpHFetfISGFIivTGap23-OksxPDRIGuuC3GNOZmHAXWiBDNOhcGdGn_Kmzom1yfo1B9w-Mz_9usjDFF58kFL-LgkMIZwLu_2P-rzIJSQxUKSECnqP-Xm7mg/s400/dead+horse2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609521969925299170" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; " >Saturday, June 4: For the occasion of Horses Without Carriages International Day, with</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; " > LAV - Lega Anti Vivisection Onlus comes to the streets of Rome to show their opposition to the continuation of the cruel and anachronistic horse carriages.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The botticellle are based on the exploitation of poor horses enslaved in the name of a tradition that no longer has any link with the identity and image of contemporary Rome. According to a recent online survey of Repubblica.it October 2010 as many as 89% of Roman advocates the abolition of the barrels.</span><br /><br /><span class="apple-style-span">The initiative is aimed at all groups and all citizens who wish to demonstrate peacefully. Information materials will be distributed and you can sign the petition OIPA.</span></span><br /><br /></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Aharoni;color:#333333"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8_rxeJ9guzoiunhgsORTqjukgBKTwIXifLLsGoSph8_PsHd75XoXXe1RYQAfuJHyD339WSBd1zVXtKgX9EA9iIBH7-AgxTm03OIBbiDn6xQ9toEhrs7Wqkq18X1oCW6o8I55uW3rDuI/s400/HWC+INTERNATIONAL.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 153px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609522118659579634" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; "></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is time to abolish the horse carriage industry in Rome NOW!</span></div><p></p>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-83518627936285844192011-04-21T06:19:00.000-07:002011-04-21T06:32:59.495-07:00Volunteer Attacked by Carriage Driver in Rome<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3-ASgDOxPO2vm0cbFeJvqlHuHE0FSBHlgLTROaYKs-uWRbTIfN3O3lSvrWlJ4qxexauAXozzX8-r9BbsDbqT4jSV28kUkLlILQgjX18LAGsNIQtb4NbQfzHMkj1dgV7Rj92ql9PoLkA/s1600/Horse+in+heavy+traffic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3-ASgDOxPO2vm0cbFeJvqlHuHE0FSBHlgLTROaYKs-uWRbTIfN3O3lSvrWlJ4qxexauAXozzX8-r9BbsDbqT4jSV28kUkLlILQgjX18LAGsNIQtb4NbQfzHMkj1dgV7Rj92ql9PoLkA/s400/Horse+in+heavy+traffic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598026993940670594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ideal Conditions for a Horse???</i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;line-height: normal; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">"Volunteer attacked by Carriage Driver"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><span> </span>The association against the use of carriages in the city charges that on, "Saturday, April 2 at Piazza Venezia, one of our volunteers was hit, pushed and spit on by a Carriage Driver, and the Commune di Roma has not done anything., “ said Councilor Visconti, "This is a very serious episode. Environmental and Animal Rights Once again, groups will meet soon"<br /><span> </span>“Once again, another attack by a carriage driver in Rome.”<span> </span>This was the accusation of OIPA, an organization that fights for the abolition of horse drawn carriages in Rome<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; ">"The carriages in the capital continue to be a problem, not only for horses, but also for the safety of the citizens themselves, who are more increasingly victims of violence by one of the coachmen. They said in a statement.<br /><br /><span> </span>The story of the episode: "On Saturday, April 2, at Piazza Venezia, a volunteer of OIPA who was who was raising awareness on the suffering the horses endure due to the carriages of the barrels was attacked by a driver. He, “Got out of his carriage in a threatening way , gave a strong push making the volunteer nearly fall to the ground and, not content, he also spit on the volunteers head. "<br /><br />"The volunteer, who also suffers from a severe disability was literally shocked and filed a regular complaint against the driver responsible for this shameful behavior, “ The association continues, “Now add this episode to a long series of violent acts against citizens guilty only of worrying about and voicing their concerns about the health of those 90 horses, that every day in all weather conditions, with virtually no time restrictions, are forced to tow cars overloaded with tourists, the streets of downtown, in the middle of the traffic and smog. "<br /><br />"How can this state of events continue under the eyes of the authorities? If somehow the driver had been taken to date he would not have had that arrogant attitude arrogant think it is so easy to attack a fellow citizen of Rome, "Said OIPA.”People are sensitive to the fate of the horses, are increasingly outraged, as well as the absence of measures for the protection of animals, including the immunity enjoyed by this category of coachmen. OIPA wants to promote the electric carriages, as announced by ' municipal administration two years and yet has not yet been seen. “How much more will have to wait to put an end to this issue? “Said the note from OIPA, “The City of Rome makes promises with words and written paper (which is reality these resolutions are ineffective and never applied), but still no concrete change.”<br /><br />Solidarity with the attacked volunteer was expressed by, Patrizia Prestipino: ''The attack suffered by an OIPA volunteer is yet another disturbing episode that features yet <i>another</i>carriage driver. The gesture is even more serious because the victim is a disabled woman on disability who is only guilty of being concerned with animals’ well being. For months the City has continued to promise a solution to this anachronistic service, but has not changed anything and continues to add up the reactions displayed by the coachmen who have no fear of losing the privileges they enjoy. Obviously someone is comfortable that things remain as they are.''<br /><br />The story also spoke of the deputy in charge of Roma,, Marco Visconti, '' the aggression perpetrated against a volunteer is a very serious incident, an unacceptable and cowardly act and I therefore offer the greatest solidarity,” said Visconti, “And the strongest condemnation against those who committed the violent act. In the coming days I intend to meet with animal rights groups to review progress on the issue of horse drawn carriage in Rome.'' End Story. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">How many of these violent episodes need to occur before the city of Rome wakes up? this is UNACCEPTABLE! We want a total ban, NOW.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">If you are visiting in Rome, please enjoy Rome on foot, on a bike, by bus, by Segway, or taxi. Taking a Carriage ride in Rome means you support not only cruelty to horses in Rome, but violent drivers and corruption. There are laws that are never implemented, and the drivers have no set rates. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Obviously someone is comfortable that things remain as they are"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">What we want to know is, "WHO IS PROTECTING THE CARRIAGE DRIVERS IN ROME?"</span></p>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-75745062374769282632011-03-16T03:33:00.000-07:002011-03-16T04:10:13.337-07:00The Beginning of the End?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj03rk93zX8pO7I2BRYY0IcKhxX0MDgiFYMTEH-08jB5tT89wkTX9awEyTA-WT6YYG9kby3Jt89xyObbugaIu1U3f0n_c1x3iYxMblNkqV2QweE1JO4Vh_zHmFi3h9d0nJri-gfZKObI/s1600/banner3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAj03rk93zX8pO7I2BRYY0IcKhxX0MDgiFYMTEH-08jB5tT89wkTX9awEyTA-WT6YYG9kby3Jt89xyObbugaIu1U3f0n_c1x3iYxMblNkqV2QweE1JO4Vh_zHmFi3h9d0nJri-gfZKObI/s400/banner3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584633382674794466" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><div> Recently in Rome, 11 of the <i>vetturini, </i>or coachmen asked to change their carriage license permits to taxi licenses. this is allowed due to a resolution from 2010. Does this mean carriages are slowly going to be faded out in Rome? Maybe these carriage drives realize that we will never stop fighting for the horses until this industry is totally abolished. We don't want more laws that are never enforced, we want the industry banned for good. </div><div>The next big question is what will happen to these horses. Will they find sanctuary or the butcher?<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is translated, albeit poorly, by me, from the article in <i>Il Messaggero:</i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></div><b><a href="http://www.ilmessaggero.it/acp/#%21/articolo.php?id=140920">11 Carriage Drivers in Rome ask to change their permits from horse drawn carriages to taxi</a><br /></b></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US">Laura Bogliolo</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:white;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US"> ROME - They're trying to change jobs, leaving behind the carriages drawn by weary horses, forced to survive in the traffic of the center. Eleven of the 42 carriage drivers working in the Capital have asked the Department of Transportation to change their authorization to a taxi license. These requests date back to December, when directing the Department of Transportation was Sergio Marchi. In recent months, the drivers continued to express a willingness to change jobs and have met with the department. They are not asking for new permits but rather, a change in the type of permits already issued. The possibility of transforming a carriage license by coachmen into that of a Taxi license is due to a municipal resolution adopted a year and a half ago. </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:white;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US"> "There is a resolution that the council passed in the courtroom,” -said the Minister for Transportation, Antonello Aurigemma, “ Once we receive requests the Department and the Board will only respect the will of the Council, we welcome such requests, and the offices will work to initiate the process that leads to the issuing of of taxi licenses.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> “It’s all set,” explains Luca Gramazio, “The resolution allows this because the service offered by coachmen also concerns public transport." Simply change the type of license from carriage permit to taxi license. The issue of the botticelle is still a very controversial issue. Recently, the Undersecretary of Health, Francesca Martini, has requested that the city the city prepare warning signs in the areas where the coachmen park, which indicate the time schedules and obligations for the drivers. Not only that, Martini, in response to a question of five members, has listed all the measures that the City should have taken and included in the regulations governing the taxi should include the carriages. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> Among these improved controls for the protection of animals which are still often forced to operate in the hottest hours and without rest would be the creation of protected routes with the provision of equipped parking areas and provision on operating hours. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: top;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;" lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> Too many problems are still unresolved, including poor sanitary conditions, the crimes committed daily by coachmen with horses going at a trot (a practice forbidden) and next to the driver (the law prohibited for security reasons), as well as horses being forced to work during forbidden hours. In Defense of Animals has also drafted the actress Franca Valeri, who in a letter sent to <i>Il Messaggero</i>, appeals to save the worn out horses, with their head locked to the ground, forever locked in old blinders. "Rome - wrote Valeri - has no more space, or wind for a carriage ride."</span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:5pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-13955016324598293782011-02-13T14:45:00.000-08:002011-02-13T14:51:03.245-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>NOT SO HAPPY FOR HORSES IN ROME!!</i></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhpjnwrQJFZCbTbwomuAhs-NxvbDgoNGwjY2jZzUr6zd58YzuBJKPfFFFjTsGxmgE8w56-RqcN5jhODlzi0F-XbvUFHCVplj0X95mW9afaL_jI38FDfze1IGni7uUEC3EehdhZZpx0So/s1600/dead+horse2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhpjnwrQJFZCbTbwomuAhs-NxvbDgoNGwjY2jZzUr6zd58YzuBJKPfFFFjTsGxmgE8w56-RqcN5jhODlzi0F-XbvUFHCVplj0X95mW9afaL_jI38FDfze1IGni7uUEC3EehdhZZpx0So/s400/dead+horse2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573310138215289650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7kgfuHwBNkgApzuYeEJfAffsbdR5uM4IIiBICnvxPewDW8TBCIk_TT76TLMhJYqSd0IIHEDEh3OWdFNcdbtDKRy00f8XZ79Isgon5EK2UxWgT06LbtHKckEeWHG0mP8m5XCfzz2AYxw/s1600/banner3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7kgfuHwBNkgApzuYeEJfAffsbdR5uM4IIiBICnvxPewDW8TBCIk_TT76TLMhJYqSd0IIHEDEh3OWdFNcdbtDKRy00f8XZ79Isgon5EK2UxWgT06LbtHKckEeWHG0mP8m5XCfzz2AYxw/s400/banner3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573309954936030466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6rJ05rMctseoT6V2bMROxNvk_r8l_e8-33vK8oogFiyQ0JwGSM7P9pe3AHg3gz8G6wEBuQd6jKvJ6cAfahMpV7zVM1d1n9fDE2_NDD95xfSX9xtjXJJwOjrzBEFC0okf_t0aafE8HqQ/s1600/76553_457925396957_623811957_5843188_1192419_s.jpg.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6rJ05rMctseoT6V2bMROxNvk_r8l_e8-33vK8oogFiyQ0JwGSM7P9pe3AHg3gz8G6wEBuQd6jKvJ6cAfahMpV7zVM1d1n9fDE2_NDD95xfSX9xtjXJJwOjrzBEFC0okf_t0aafE8HqQ/s400/76553_457925396957_623811957_5843188_1192419_s.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573309952949043634" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Say no to a ride! <i>JUST SAY NO!!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcKsETNKWBu1Z8jtXOWnEAq0_UNSF3hBFan0QmvwxyLKl6mfm7FASBp_E73ThTyNc2Zf3qhH9NG5clJtGeC7BdZKGma9zS5cYw1r2bleqEYqw2CPD2OGHwamQCtZZupBOx51y-7Q7txY/s1600/nasty+driver.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcKsETNKWBu1Z8jtXOWnEAq0_UNSF3hBFan0QmvwxyLKl6mfm7FASBp_E73ThTyNc2Zf3qhH9NG5clJtGeC7BdZKGma9zS5cYw1r2bleqEYqw2CPD2OGHwamQCtZZupBOx51y-7Q7txY/s400/nasty+driver.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573309310170451282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">How trashy is THIS guy? Does his cruelty towards horses turn you on?</div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 27px; font-size: x-large; ">A CARRIAGE RIDE IS NOT ROMANTIC, DON'T BE A CRUEL VALENTINE!!!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="hps"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="hps"><span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">Un giro in carrozza</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> <span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">non</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> <span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">è romantico</span></span><span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">, non essere</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> <span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></span></span><span class="hps"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">crudele</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> <span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative">per </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; ">SAN VALENTINO</span></span></span><span title="Fai clic per visualizzare le traduzioni alternative"></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:6.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:6.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:6.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></span></span><p></p>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-50745742973006807672011-01-11T10:58:00.000-08:002011-01-11T11:00:06.146-08:00Demonstration Against Horse Drawn Carriages in Rome Sunday January 16th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6_Mshj1uzHlws9hk0PTjD8iPVv5uWReMrnnnv410BZ2k7fvaxkUbM5lN9_zIr5dIeewgysL_i9q_xZxpruTWhAHOncTUoUBB2Jb9lzVR40kdpCBgGOAX5GDKHnyF0PnG2eDtYcf58Nk/s1600/dead+horse2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6_Mshj1uzHlws9hk0PTjD8iPVv5uWReMrnnnv410BZ2k7fvaxkUbM5lN9_zIr5dIeewgysL_i9q_xZxpruTWhAHOncTUoUBB2Jb9lzVR40kdpCBgGOAX5GDKHnyF0PnG2eDtYcf58Nk/s400/dead+horse2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561005088221692098" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121273704608260" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; color: rgb(59, 89, 152); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121273704608260</a><br /><br /><br />Sunday, January 16 • 11:00am - 2:00pm<br />________________________________________<br />Location Piazza San Marco<br />________________________________________<br />Created By Horses Without Carriages International ROME<br /><br />________________________________________<br />More Info Centopercentoanimalisti sezione di Roma e il Partito Animalista Europeo organizzano un presidio contro le Botticelle di Roma.<br /><br />Participa Horses Without Carriages International ROME<br /><br />Appuntamento domenica 16 gennaio alle ore 11 a Roma, piazza di San Marco (a fianco di Piazza Venezia)<br /><br />100% Animalisti Roma and The Partito Animalista Europeo have organized a demonstration against horse drawn carriages in Rome.<br /><br />Horses Without Carriages International Rome will be participating.<br /><br />The appointment is on Sunday 16th of January at 11am in Rome at Piazza di San Marco which is right next to Piazza Venezia.<br /><br />Please Participate! Lets Make 2011 the year to end this cruel industry in Rome!!!</span>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-37165313910695588172010-10-26T09:25:00.000-07:002010-10-26T09:44:09.587-07:00New Shocking Video by LAVLast Monday, the 25th of October, LAV and 13 other animal rights organizations had a press conference at city hall in Rome and they presented this video showing not only this mistreatment of the horses in Rome, but the total disregard for the laws that have already been implemented. The WONDERFUL Minister of Tourism, Michelle Brambilla is for a total ban on this useless, cruel, and outdated industry. We at Horses Without Carriages International ROME say <span style="font-style: italic;">BRAVA</span> to Ms. Brambilla. We also say BOOOOOOOOOO!! to the Pdl leader, Luca Gramazio, who has said publicly that Rome needs even MORE regulations, not abolition. Um, what we want to know is how can you say regulation and welfare work after seeing this totally blatant disregard for the weak welfare laws that already exist? Please email Luca Gramazio at: luca.gramazio@libero.it, segreteria@realtanuova.com<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1XJhYPdSp_0?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1XJhYPdSp_0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-41169852874394569712010-10-21T08:47:00.000-07:002010-10-22T04:13:37.437-07:00Demonstration Saturday November 6th Against Carriages in Rome<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4lCh0MRuFQMQr_SNasglB3kHtrP8RFJWO7PcpXQZ3TEV-y10XsuCPX7mnOXrWupgCOLrHWiSFpSHzctAfF1BndBy-zryYxgBlOIDVxqjhpFhKWW_RByXE0aQHSmq5o6Wg19Sp1fRG_0/s1600/contro+le+botticelle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4lCh0MRuFQMQr_SNasglB3kHtrP8RFJWO7PcpXQZ3TEV-y10XsuCPX7mnOXrWupgCOLrHWiSFpSHzctAfF1BndBy-zryYxgBlOIDVxqjhpFhKWW_RByXE0aQHSmq5o6Wg19Sp1fRG_0/s400/contro+le+botticelle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530526761180681442" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><table class="uiInfoTable mvm profileInfoTable" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; width: 521px; color:initial;"><tbody><tr><th class="label" style="padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; width: 90px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Time</span></th><td class="data" style=" text-align: left; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; font-size:11px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Saturday, November 6 · 12:00pm - 3:00pm</span></div></td></tr><tr class="spacer"><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; "><hr style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; height: 1px; border-bottom-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; "></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><th class="label" style="padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; width: 90px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Location</span></th><td class="data" style=" text-align: left; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Piazza San Marco</span></td></tr><tr class="spacer"><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; "><hr style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; height: 1px; border-bottom-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; "></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><th class="label" style="padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; width: 90px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Created By</span></th><td class="data" style=" text-align: left; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; font-size:11px;"><div class="uiCollapsedList uiCollapsedListHidden" id="u594754_3"><span class="visible" style="margin-right: 10px; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138296674252" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Horses Without Carriages International ROME</span></a></span></div></td></tr><tr class="spacer"><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 11px; text-align: left; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; "><hr style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; height: 1px; border-bottom-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; "></td></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><th class="label" style="padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; width: 90px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">More Info</span></th><td class="data" style=" text-align: left; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: top; line-height: 16px; font-size:11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sabato 6 novembre, 100%animalisti organizza a Roma, dalle 12.00 alle 15.00, un presidio contro le botticelle.<br /><br />Appuntamento ore 12.00 in piazza San Marco (in fianco a piazza Venezia)<br /><br />Partecipate!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126850454035889&ref=mf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span">http://www.facebook.com/ev<wbr></span><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span">ent.php?eid=12685045403588<wbr></span><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span">9&ref=mf</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br />Saturday, November 6, 100% Animalisti a Roma, from 12.00 to 15.00, a defense against the horse drawn carriage.<br /><br />Meet at 12.00 in Piazza San Marco (in next to Piazza Venezia)<br /><br />Get involved!</span><br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-16696199474386587452010-07-07T03:43:00.000-07:002010-07-07T04:07:15.128-07:00Photos of Horse Drawn Carriages in Rome<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSPDY_x96v67eiJ7F13sjDkHdlfJs5EGpZOhHlo2MHeQN2O6mejhOZ5yMgxn1vx6ccNZjZuZpvJYQlKsfQ3wkPr0lfNvcd598zltTbVCS0S4wSDgBDD_UWvaxrlDlbSgH3UiGoYFH8zA/s1600/dying+horse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491117683816909426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSPDY_x96v67eiJ7F13sjDkHdlfJs5EGpZOhHlo2MHeQN2O6mejhOZ5yMgxn1vx6ccNZjZuZpvJYQlKsfQ3wkPr0lfNvcd598zltTbVCS0S4wSDgBDD_UWvaxrlDlbSgH3UiGoYFH8zA/s400/dying+horse.jpg" /></a> <strong>Birillo is one of many casualties of this cruel industry. Here he is dying after a traffic accident.</strong><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuyOQWEIdYcnL8_Yxh0wj2oZSvAJXzL5k7WlSeLU0gWDakzRpqVyqLuVdZo6khs1BD3c77NeANWd5HDvoVaUrjj8m3HzbjIGui2HA3GEpNgrcmnv8Eb48IDNdCTZdclCHIabBm9lbIBI/s1600/horse+collapsed+in+traffic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491115847049678930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuyOQWEIdYcnL8_Yxh0wj2oZSvAJXzL5k7WlSeLU0gWDakzRpqVyqLuVdZo6khs1BD3c77NeANWd5HDvoVaUrjj8m3HzbjIGui2HA3GEpNgrcmnv8Eb48IDNdCTZdclCHIabBm9lbIBI/s400/horse+collapsed+in+traffic.jpg" /></a> <strong>Horse that has Collapsed in Piazza Navonna</strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><strong></strong><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbFA8LLMlFt_e41TRQAh87aWBmAsoyXL-NNX8vVz7XM6FW8TMewL5Q-7jMbtApVOai6q1wRZJ0pfXvggBzE-7LMnuOy0veQtMc50tfSk2v2t3IhprpA8UcyONPJeYxJ8mdm44Zf1FusA/s1600/legoli.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491115450289098402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbFA8LLMlFt_e41TRQAh87aWBmAsoyXL-NNX8vVz7XM6FW8TMewL5Q-7jMbtApVOai6q1wRZJ0pfXvggBzE-7LMnuOy0veQtMc50tfSk2v2t3IhprpA8UcyONPJeYxJ8mdm44Zf1FusA/s400/legoli.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>His name was Legoli, he was a champion. When they decided it was time for him to retired, they sold him to work as a carriage horse. He died afterone long hour of agony and pain after being hit late at night by a car. Please note that the law states that a horse cannot work for more than 6 hours a day. Why was he out so late at night</strong>?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491114895872420546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVKhvxiCpI43wW8_AFFzNGyIWTqxnvvb1AnZ91vhJehUSxMPlJRoxtDbKKngytjONRuYYsDITvYjWivmyEDFbNT1M_KQAMZADKeuPk3MWfqtarTRX6EgcQIsGkgyPVwat1P3HLYwpXkY/s400/horse+in+traffic.jpg" /><strong>Horse Carriage in Traffic</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2CpNEK3IS7rJNmjU5RRnywPqCKcWZOqp6tGHf1y01Ndb6a1F9wSAZdCoSNkcKl5u18f631TqK3RgevfMm-G9G_kpzRUukm23qG77EqXFiGcn89g7Zxco_jQqngtHxijSnV4sE_6ZQ58/s1600/deadhorse.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491113378047130146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2CpNEK3IS7rJNmjU5RRnywPqCKcWZOqp6tGHf1y01Ndb6a1F9wSAZdCoSNkcKl5u18f631TqK3RgevfMm-G9G_kpzRUukm23qG77EqXFiGcn89g7Zxco_jQqngtHxijSnV4sE_6ZQ58/s400/deadhorse.bmp" /></a><strong> Horse dying in the streets of Rome: Birillo</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>How many more horses need to die or collapse before the mayor of Rome bans this outdated and cruel industry. When in Rome, please do not cause suffering to animals! </em><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div><br /></div></div>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-20061494483317850372010-06-03T04:11:00.000-07:002010-06-03T04:27:22.748-07:00World Wide Petitions Against Horse Drawn Carriages<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JJDM30Fmlvvy98_klgyJfi5bTmnsLqgHUTviIo3VVC-TGVaAgKMK6SnDtcy2r5k8aINCRrSHva90wjgBrcA_4k6is2ArfPg7TWycEEgCq4Q4r-wGgbD_Lvsm0xz7hse4XIO6n8zSBV0/s1600/HWCIlogo4+-+5-30-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JJDM30Fmlvvy98_klgyJfi5bTmnsLqgHUTviIo3VVC-TGVaAgKMK6SnDtcy2r5k8aINCRrSHva90wjgBrcA_4k6is2ArfPg7TWycEEgCq4Q4r-wGgbD_Lvsm0xz7hse4XIO6n8zSBV0/s400/HWCIlogo4+-+5-30-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478503943000775234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Please spend a few minutes of your time to sign these global petitions. Say no to a carriage ride!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome">Rome</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/horsedrawnvehicleban/">Dublin</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/ch4ny123/">New York City</a><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/ch4ny123/" target="_blank"></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/4/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-chicago">Chicago</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.foaphilly.org/blog/2009/08/28/petition-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-philadelphia/">Philadelphia</a><br /><br />If you know of any others, please feel free to comment so I can link them here.<br /><br /></div>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-41177231555835979662010-06-03T00:36:00.000-07:002010-06-03T00:53:47.537-07:00How the Horses Feel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTueoMGfcUQtyO022jpQApC5cf5ng8QB8Gb__MYIEZdj-78nwvCSsCgzBDQb0LznFxzXwqgVr3Q-rXySPF-XDWH9T4xqQVDS1rRMskD6MC6eSxyKuclGjFuPAJtjCOiklmV0zDWcee4qg/s1600/botticelle+joke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTueoMGfcUQtyO022jpQApC5cf5ng8QB8Gb__MYIEZdj-78nwvCSsCgzBDQb0LznFxzXwqgVr3Q-rXySPF-XDWH9T4xqQVDS1rRMskD6MC6eSxyKuclGjFuPAJtjCOiklmV0zDWcee4qg/s400/botticelle+joke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478448667314026466" border="0" /></a>This is a cartoon by Dan Piraro that I saw on Facebook for the events page for the 29th of June. OIPA and No Alla Caccia hosted an information table regarding <span style="font-style: italic;">le botticelle </span>and had this enlarged. All the words in the world can't convey what he has in this simple cartoon. Imagine if you were an underweight horses forced to carry an overloaded carriage around the chaotic streets of Rome. Just the other day my friend saw a horses overheating and forced to stand in the sun with the carriage attached to him. She first complained to the driver, who promptly dismissed her as a <span style="font-style: italic;">puttana</span>, or whore. Apparently if women in Rome make a man know the truth she is automatically labeled a witch or a whore. That is off subject, though. She then proceeded to to get the police involved, and they told her that if the horses is overheating, "Go buy it a gelato."<br /><br />So even though there are welfarist laws, albeit not exactly protecting the horses, they are not enforced. If you are a tourist in Rome and considering a carriage ride, please reconsider. These drivers mistreat their horses. They are underfed, sometimes working up to 12 hours a day in the heat of the summer. They are forced to carry loads of up to 900 lbs. and sometimes forced to do so when lame. They don't spend their free time in pasture, but locked in stables. This year the horses are worse than ever. I see them everyday. Horses with cancers, sores on their legs, horses with pus in the eyes, and what really gets me, the fact that the horses all seem to be thinner than ever. The type of horses used in Rome are not draft horses, they are not bred for pulling heavy loads. regardless, Rome is covered in uneven cobblestones, and chaotic traffic full of scooters that spook the horses. Please, JUST SAY NO TO A CARRIAGE RIDE IN ROME!!<br /><br />If you haven't already, please sign this petition.<br /><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome"><br />http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome</a>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-83482747325036117862010-04-19T07:32:00.000-07:002010-04-19T07:41:45.564-07:00New Laws: Nothing has changed<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Recently</span></span> the city <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">of</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rome</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">announced</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">new</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">laws</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">that</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">were</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">created</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">to</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">supposedly</span></span> "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">protect</span></span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">welfare</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">of</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">horses</span></span>" in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Rome</span></span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">These</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">new</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">welfarist</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">lies</span> are a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">joke</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">and</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">prove</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">that</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">only</span></span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">ban</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">will</span></span> do. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Even</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">with</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">these</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">new</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">laws</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">horses</span></span> are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">not</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">protected</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">at</span></span> all. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">have</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">seen</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">each</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">of</span></span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">new</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">restrictions</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">broken</span></span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">numerous</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">occasions</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">because</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">drivers</span></span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Italy</span></span> know <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">that</span></span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">police</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">can</span></span> be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">bought</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">and</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">will</span></span> do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">nothing</span></span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">Why</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">bother</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">citing</span></span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">carriage</span></span> driver <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">when</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">there</span></span> are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">better</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61">things</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62">to</span></span> do, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_64"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63">for</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_65"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_64">example</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_66"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_65">citing</span></span> me <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_67"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_66">as</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_68"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_67">an</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_69"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_68">illegal</span></span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_70"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_69">Rome</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_71"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_70">when</span></span> I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_72"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_71">have</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">permesso</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_73"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_72">They</span></span> are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_74"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_73">simply</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_75"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_74">filling</span></span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_76"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_75">coffers</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_77"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_76">people</span></span>.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_77">Today</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_78">was</span> a "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_79">great</span>" day <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_80">for</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_81">carriage</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_82">drivers</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_83">Rome</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_84">While</span> the Carabinieri <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_85">were</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_86">busy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_87">giving</span> ME <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_88">an</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_89">illegal</span> ticket <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_90">for</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_91">working</span>, I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_92">saw</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_93">horses</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_94">running</span>(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_95">against</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_96">law</span>), more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_97">than</span> 4 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_98">passengers</span>(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_99">against</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_100">law</span>), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_101">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_102">passengers</span> in the front <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_103">with</span> the driver(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_104">against</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_105">law</span>).<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_106">Italy</span>=<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_107">Hell</span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_108">earth</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_109">for</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_110">Horses</span>.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_111">If</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_112">anyone</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_113">has</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_114">been</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_115">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_116">Rome</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_117">lately</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_118">you</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_119">would</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_120">see</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_121">that</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_122">majority</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_123">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_124">these</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_125">horses</span> are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_126">skin</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_127">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_128">bones</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_129">at</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_130">this</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_131">point</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_132">Drivers</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_133">hay</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_134">AIN</span>'T <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_135">expensive</span>!! Some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_136">of</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_137">horses</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_138">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_139">tumors</span> on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_140">their</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_141">faces</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_142">and</span> are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_143">drving</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_144">BLIND</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_145">with</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_146">their</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_147">faces</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_148">totally</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_149">covered</span> up so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_150">clients</span> don't <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_151">see</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_152">their</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_153">suffering</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_154">Many</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_155">have</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_156">rotten</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_157">feet</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_158">It</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_159">is</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_160">disgrace</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_161">After</span> all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_162">horses</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_163">have</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_164">done</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_165">for</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_166">human</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_167">beings</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_168">they</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_169">get</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_170">treated</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_171">like</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_172">this</span>?Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-70762419060573627342010-01-23T04:53:00.000-08:002010-01-23T04:59:53.827-08:00An Open Letter to the Mayor of Rome from OIPA<div class="post_message">In English<br /><br />OIPA-Open Letter to the Mayor of Rome<br /><br />Dear Mayor Alimanno,<br /><br />Here we are again on the serious problem of the horse drawn carriages in Rome. To this day this problem remains unresolved despite the mortal incident that occurred last year, the creation of a proper scientific commission, the promises from the municipality not maintained to eliminate once and for all the anachronistic horse drawn carriages from the center of Rome and relegating them to the parks. Here we are once again despite all of the promises made, yet that remain unenforced. Not even the restrictions, though minimal, from the deliberations which was not a decisive for the well being of the horses have been to this day applied. We are asking you for information and updates, for example, a list of the so-called off-limits streets that you announced last September and expressively including in the above mentioned deliberations. Two points, for example, “ The horse drawn carriages are forbidden to pass through streets believed unfit or with<br />excessive incline as mentioned in theProvvedimento dirigenziale” You can also read, “The itineraries and the more suitable resting areas. They are located within the provvedimento dirigenziale within 90 days from the approval of the present deed. With the same theProvvedimento dirigenziale it has been decided the means of monitoring the service even with satellite GPS.”<br />Please note that these 90 days have expired as of the 28Th of October 2009. Until now nothing has been decided nor communicated from the municipality on this matter and does not even look as if the matter is under discussion. Obviously nothing has been done and the horses keep being forced to run up the most difficult streets where the fatigue of pulling 700 kg. adds up to the same as running up excessive inclines, or double the fatigue. This includes streets such as Via Veneto, Via Del Tritone, Via Sistina, and Via del Circo Massimo. What are the reasons for such tardiness on the approval f a listo f streets? Do we have to wait to see yet another horse collapse in the street to obtain from you the list of the forbidden itineraries(streets) or make you decide which streets are forbidden? Do you at least have the intention if not to avoid an accident, which will happen since the botticelle still exist, to at least postpone it in time by<br />deciding immediately which streets are the most dangerous to be excluded from the acceptable itineraries? Romans show a growing sensitivity towards the way these animals are treated in our city and are ever more against the, “tradition of le botticelle,” which is, at this point, a tradition of the past.<br />The consciencness of the respect these animals deserve goes along, by the way, with the recent proposal of law that is intended to recognize the status of an animal of affection, just like the dogs and the cats. This law would forbid the butchering and exploitation of horses in general. OIPA is bringing the petition, signed by some 12 association (which has now reached 5000+ signatures) with which it has been asked that the horses will be liberated permanently from the carriages and to be substituted with electric “vintage” carriages. These are undoubtedly a more civilized and more secure means of transportation for the safety of the passengers and the safety of the drivers.<br />Last October 547.000 Euro was set aside for the realization of experimental electric carriages that could be the first step, if there is a real intention to commence this project from the municipality, towards the definite banning of the “botticelle.” Considering a year has now gone by since the approval of this project from the municipality, we ask that you decide as soon as possible about the assignment of the realization of a new fleet of electric carriages and we want you to decide that the veturini will be automatically converted as drivers of this new means and abandoning the old.<br />Tel Aviv has recently banned the donkey and horse drawn carriages and becoming the first city in Israel to refuse this cruelty. Could Rome do as much by finally saying, “No!” to this obsolete means of transportation?<br />Finally, we remind you that the law of commune di roma article 46,2 on animal rights says, “ It is forbidden to transport a number of people superior than the seats for which the carriage is registered, not including the drivers seat, and the only allowed pace is the walking pace. It is also forbidden to run up uphill streets outside the ZTL.”<br />This article is regularly ignored by the veturini who drive the horses full throttle. The walking pace, which is the only allowed pace, is basically never applied. Even concerning the number of passengers it is easy to note that often a tourist sits next to the driver, which is not allowed. When there is a large family, the veturini accept the ride so as not to turn down business. The horse will be the one who pays for this. For the same reason, the summer break is not respected: comma 3. “From the June 1st to September 15Th it is forbidden to make horses work from the hours of 1pm-4pm. “ This past summer, our volunteers spotted carriage on multiple occasions carrying tourists during the forbidden hours. The restrictions included in the law are therefore ignored, also thanks to the total absence of controls or enforcement by the police. The office of the animal rights has not applied it’s role, not even guaranteeing the controls<br />on the very few existing rules!<br />Seeing the state of affairs when the next horse will die, will we have the courage to call it an accident?<br /><br />Sign the Petition<br />www.thepetitionsite/3/ban-horses-drawn-carriages-in-rome<br /><br />Italiano<br /><br /><br /></div> <span style="font-style: italic;">Egregio Signor Sindaco Gianni Alemanno, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">ritorniamo sul grave problema delle botticelle romane, ad oggi non risolto nonostante gli incidenti mortali risalenti all’anno scorso, l’istituzione di un’apposita commissione scientifica, le successive promesse da parte dell’Amministrazione, poi non mantenute, di eliminare una volta per tutte le anacronistiche carrozze dal centro di Roma relegandole nei parchi, infine la delibera del 20 luglio scorso. Nemmeno le restrizioni, minime, previste da tale delibera, di per sé comunque assolutamente non risolutiva per il benessere dei cavalli, sono state ad oggi recepite né dunque applicate.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chiediamo notizie per esempio dell’elenco delle cosiddette strade off-limits, preannunciato a settembre ed espressamente previsto dalla delibera suddetta: “è inibito il passaggio delle vetture pubbliche a trazione animale in strade non ritenute idonee e/o con pendenze eccessive indicate con apposito provvedimento dirigenziale”. Si legge anche: “i percorsi e le aree di sosta più adeguate sono individuati con provvedimento dirigenziale entro 90 giorni dall’approvazione del presente atto. Con medesimo provvedimento sono individuate le modalità di monitoraggio del servizio eventualmente tramite controllo satellitare”.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Facciamo notare che i 90 giorni sono scaduti il 20 ottobre scorso e fin’ora nulla è stato deciso nè comunicato dall’Amministrazione su questo punto, né pare si stia dibattendo sulla questione.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Molto semplicemente non è stato fatto nulla, e i cavalli continuano a essere forzati a percorrere anche le strade più difficoltose dove la fatica dovuta al traino di un carico di 700 kg si somma a quella dovuta alle pendenze eccessive di strade come via Veneto, via del Tritone, via Sistina e via del Circo Massimo. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Qual è la motivazione di un simile ritardo per l’approvazione di un elenco di strade?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dobbiamo aspettare di veder stramazzare a terra un altro cavallo per ottenere che vengano stabiliti dei percorsi vietati? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">O per lo meno c’è l’intenzione, se non di evitare un incidente - che prima o poi avverrà visto che le botticelle sono ancora in essere - almeno di posticiparlo nel tempo deliberando quanto prima l’esclusione delle strade più pericolose dai percorsi consentiti alle carrozze?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I romani dimostrano una crescente sensibilità nei confronti del modo in cui vengono trattati gli animali nella nostra città e sono sempre più contrari all'istituzione della ‘botticella’, ormai icona del passato. La consapevolezza del rispetto che meritano questi animali è in linea tra l’altro con la recente proposta di legge che intende riconoscere al cavallo lo status di animale da affezione, al pari del cane e del gatto, vietandone la macellazione e il generale sfruttamento. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">L’OIPA sta portando avanti la petizione - sottoscritta anche dalla LAV e da altre 12 associazioni e arrivata ad oggi a 5000 firme - con la quale si chiede che i cavalli vengano liberati per sempre dalle carrozze, e che queste vengano sostituite con altre a trazione elettrica, mezzi più civili e senz’altro più sicuri per l’incolumità stessa delle persone che le utilizzano, vetturini compresi. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Lo scorso ottobre è stata individuata la somma di 547.500 euro per la realizzazione di carrozze elettriche sperimentali che potrebbero essere il primo passo – sempre che sussista la reale intenzione di portare avanti il progetto da parte del comune - verso la definitiva messa al bando delle botticelle.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Considerando che è già trascorso più di un anno dalla valutazione positiva, da parte del comune, del progetto del prototipo di carrozza elettrica chiediamo che si deliberi quanto prima in merito all’affidamento per la realizzazione della nuova flotta di carrozze elettriche e che i vetturini vengano automaticamente convertiti a conducenti dei nuovi mezzi abbandonando la vecchia ‘botticella’.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tel Aviv ha recentemente messo al bando i carri trainati da cavalli ed asini, diventando la prima città in Israele a rifiutare questa crudeltà. Riesce Roma a non essere da meno dicendo finalmente e definitivamente ‘NO’ a questo mezzo di trasporto ormai obsoleto?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ricordiamo infine il regolamento del comune di Roma per i diritti degli animali che all’art 46, comma 2, recita: “ E’ fatto divieto di trasportare un numero di persone superiore a quello dei posti per i quali la carrozza è omologata, non a cassetta, e la sola andatura consentita è il passo. E’ altresì proibito percorrere strade in salita fuori dalla Zona a Traffico Limitato”</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Questo comma viene regolarmente ignorato dai vetturini i quali conducono i cavalli al trotto. L’andatura al passo, la sola consentita, non viene praticamente mai rispettata. Anche per quanto riguarda il numero dei passeggeri nulla di più facile notare che spesso accanto al vetturino siede un turista, cosa non consentita. Quando la famiglia è numerosa in altre parole i vetturini accettano di fare la corsa pur di non rinunciare all’introito, sarà il cavallo poi a farne le spese. Per lo stesso motivo non viene rispettata la pausa estiva (comma 3. Dal 1° giugno al 15 settembre è vietato far lavorare i cavalli dalle ore 13,00 alle ore 16,00): quest’estate in varie occasioni i nostri volontari hanno avvistato carrozze che si spostavano con i turisti a bordo durante l’orario vietato. Le limitazioni previste dal regolamento vengono quindi ignorate, complice la totale assenza dei controlli da parte delle forze dell’ordine.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">L’ufficio diritti animali non ha finora svolto il proprio ruolo nemmeno quindi nel garantire i controlli sulle pochissime regole vigenti! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Visto lo stato attuale delle cose ci chiediamo: al prossimo cavallo morto si avrà ancora il coraggio di parlare di “incidente”?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Distinti saluti.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">--------------------------</span> <div style="font-style: italic;" class="post_message"><wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>--------------------------</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>----<br />Giovanna Di Stefano<br />Responsabile Campagne OIPA Itala<br />campagne@oipaitalia.com<br />www.oipaitalia.com<br /><br />Silvia Premoli<br />Capo Ufficio Stampa OIPA Italia Onlus<br /><span>ufficiostampa@oipaitalia.c</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>om<br />Cell. 320 4056710<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome"></a>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-84452526090561731902010-01-01T09:28:00.000-08:002010-01-01T09:37:31.490-08:00Write a Letter to the President of Italy against Horse Drawn Carriages<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oBJy8oc-c7Ae2KcEtEc649Tctbc4udVgsWafoG0LfNKAV44g1PvLN0FvULPW-rb2FbG_nRt9SfL1RkJ-mJNDQIeQkHWkRr22BvMnSvt0rLKgdwHcUqZjPrcVoXuB1CijkeqmMy322p8/s1600-h/rome+botticelle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421825142853099058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oBJy8oc-c7Ae2KcEtEc649Tctbc4udVgsWafoG0LfNKAV44g1PvLN0FvULPW-rb2FbG_nRt9SfL1RkJ-mJNDQIeQkHWkRr22BvMnSvt0rLKgdwHcUqZjPrcVoXuB1CijkeqmMy322p8/s400/rome+botticelle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Dear Readers,<br />I know it has been ages sincce I updated my blog, but I am hoping that this message gets out. I have tried to promote online petitions regarding the cruel horse drawn carraige industry in Rome, but they were addressed to the politicians of the city of Rome. They seem to ignore our demands. This following letter was written by the the president of OIPA, an animal rights organizations. I am hoping that you will also participate and send this email, even though it is in Italian, to the President of Italy. At the end of the email, feel free to write your own comments in your own language and I might suggest saying that you plan to boycott Italy as a tourist destination until the "Botticelle" are finally banned in the city of Rome.<br /><em><strong>In the subject, please type, "No Alle Botticelle!!"</strong></em><br />For even great effect, feel free to attach the following photos of this poor horse, who was killed in the cruel streets of Rome that I have already posted on this blog.<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>to: <a href="mailto:presidenza.repubblica@quirinale.it" target="_blank">presidenza.repubblica@quirinale.it</a><br />Egregio Presidente,<br /><em>Le scriviamo per rivolgerLe un appello, affinché non ratifichi le misure razziste e incostituzionali contenute nel cosiddetto "pacchetto sicurezza" approvato in via definitiva dal Senato il 2 luglio scorso, dopo ben tre voti di fiducia imposti dal Governo. Le chiediamo di rimandare questo vergognoso decreto alle Camere, chiedendone la modifica nelle parti palesemente incompatibili con la nostra Costituzione e con le norme del Diritto Internazionale. Siamo convinti che non è respingendo nell’illegalità chi arriva nel nostro Paese in cerca di asilo e lavoro per sfuggire all’oppressione ed alla miseria che risolveremo la questione dell’immigrazione. Non denunciando i malati che si rivolgono agli ospedali in cerca di cure, non rifiutando alloggio e istruzione agli esuli, non impedendo i matrimoni o separando i figli dalle madri; non è cancellando i diritti di altri esseri umani che affermeremo i nostri: c’è una sola Umanità. Il profondo squilibrio nella distribuzione delle risorse del Pianeta, lo sfruttamento di interi Paesi in epoca coloniale, i conflitti seguiti all’arbitrario tracciato di confini politici sono alla radice dei flussi migratori. Apparteniamo a un Paese nato dalla fusione di popoli e culture diversi, che tanti cittadini ha visto partire in cerca di un futuro migliore, a un Paese che ha vissuto l’orrore delle leggi razziali; signor Presidente, dica per noi quel “No” che impellente ci affiora alle labbra, con la Sua autorevolezza ci aiuti ad avvalerci, come diceva Primo Levi, della “facoltà di negare il nostro consenso”.<br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#330000;">Write your personal message here</span><br /></span></strong>Con profondo rispetto</em>,<br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330000;"><strong>YOUR NAME HERE<br />CITY, COUNTRY</strong></span></div>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-39589653974218795062009-12-01T10:04:00.000-08:002009-12-01T10:22:37.254-08:00December 5th Horses Without Carriages International Day!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjEYneYcMwqRdAdVAW5tW5IDzIvnn-_AdR3sgTh4RpV3iijfPXqxJh-TBItCrpycyVIfBnVSA5v38-x86PRl2fJofy1b5sM48qLiJZapE-9tI_F-Buximy4J5Fy2aB6a7CiNmZec1fP8/s1600/HWCIlogo4+-+5-30-09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410334330344178850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjEYneYcMwqRdAdVAW5tW5IDzIvnn-_AdR3sgTh4RpV3iijfPXqxJh-TBItCrpycyVIfBnVSA5v38-x86PRl2fJofy1b5sM48qLiJZapE-9tI_F-Buximy4J5Fy2aB6a7CiNmZec1fP8/s400/HWCIlogo4+-+5-30-09.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Don't forget <strong><em>5 December</em></strong> is officially <strong><em>Horses Without Carriages International Day</em></strong>, so GET INVOLVED. If you city has horse drawn carriages, find out if a group has something organized, or go to a carriage stop and let people know who are thinking about taking a torture ride how cruel they really are. Get Creative!!</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.horseswithoutcarriages.org/" target="_blank">http://www.horseswithoutcarriages.org/</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Petitions to sign:</div><div> </div><div><strong><em>New York City</em></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/ch4ny123/" target="_blank">http://www.petitiononline.com/ch4ny123/</a></div><div> </div><div><strong><em>Rome, Italy<br /></em></strong><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome" target="_blank">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome</a></div><br /><div><strong><em>Chicago</em></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/4/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-chicago">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/4/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-chicago</a></div><br /><div><strong><em>Philadelphia</em></strong></div><div><a href="http://www.foaphilly.org/blog/2009/08/28/petition-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-philadelphia/" target="_blank">http://www.foaphilly.org/blog/2009/08/28/petition-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-philadelphia/</a></div><br /><div><em><strong>Dublin, Ireland</strong></em></div><div><a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/horsedrawnvehicleban/signatures.html" target="_blank">http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/horsedrawnvehicleban/signatures.html</a></div><br /><br /><div>If you know any others, please pass it on!! S tart a petition in your own city!!</div><div> </div><div>Sarah </div></div></div>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-4081189428237443072009-11-26T04:24:00.000-08:002009-11-26T04:43:42.734-08:00False Hope<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hyphenhyphengSz-eig7HIkIFbXJrFDmbt2c1ZiEGSY7hFVIzvu6kiCxyAArSKecLfFyZjdSxcq7VcVbqehQxBsBK7UzUAcYOQRpSXlGlEBiuFX6nKA0nEwYjX7vs0RbjXr-mtbHffAdpPqJCE0FU/s1600/bott__english.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408389949438742530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hyphenhyphengSz-eig7HIkIFbXJrFDmbt2c1ZiEGSY7hFVIzvu6kiCxyAArSKecLfFyZjdSxcq7VcVbqehQxBsBK7UzUAcYOQRpSXlGlEBiuFX6nKA0nEwYjX7vs0RbjXr-mtbHffAdpPqJCE0FU/s400/bott__english.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7913458.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7913458.stm</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In February of 2009, the BBC falsely reported that, </div><div></div><div><em>The 44 horse-drawn carriages will be confined to parks during the week, under plans drawn up by the city, and allowed in the centre only at weekends. They will be replaced on weekdays by electrically-powered vintage cars.</em><br /><br /><br />This is absolutely <strong><em>FALSE</em></strong>. There have been no plans to move the carriages to the parks and off the chaotic streets of Rome, nor have they been replaced by vintage electric cars. There are plans underway to introduce the electric cars next Spring, but this is problematic. The city plans to put them in the same places as the horse drawn carriages, and this will ultimately lead to a failure of the program. Unfortunately tourists have been falsely led to believe that horse drawn carriages are a more <strong>traditional</strong> and <strong>romantic</strong> means of transportation. They have been led to believe that the horse drawn carriages have existed for centuries as a means to transport people in the city, when, in fact, they were only ever used for the transportation of goods in Rome long before the invention of cars. They were used before Rome ever had the chaos of congested streets or severe pollution that comes with cars and scooters. Don’t be fooled! Say<span style="color:#6600cc;"> <em><strong>NO</strong></em></span> to a carriage ride</div>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772147350168667934.post-4981128541304974032009-11-25T07:04:00.001-08:002009-11-25T14:40:19.426-08:00Ban the Horse Carriage in Rome<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU_avI9vW97T8g2OR1GP31gOTCpcYTqFWYtxnHCG9Om34zE2OZH0DXgzW7RBikULSW9IviEH9nGnNGj6Y3ZtruL8w2mMJrVFPqdbEkLf5cW5JBSLbRuVZtChaFjgNt45FHvRFU6l9KtA/s1600/rome+botticelle.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408059423764034498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU_avI9vW97T8g2OR1GP31gOTCpcYTqFWYtxnHCG9Om34zE2OZH0DXgzW7RBikULSW9IviEH9nGnNGj6Y3ZtruL8w2mMJrVFPqdbEkLf5cW5JBSLbRuVZtChaFjgNt45FHvRFU6l9KtA/s400/rome+botticelle.jpg" /></a><br /><div>The so-called "botticelle" that is, the Roman horse-drawn carriages are not a tradition of transport for people, but represent a degeneration of what was their original meaning and purpose. In fact, the "Botticelli" owe their name to the barrels: the carriage pulled by animals in 1800’s was used solely for transporting goods, and barrels in this case. There was never a "tradition" of tourist transport, therefore, as misleadingly one wants to make the tourist believe.<br /><br /><div>Nowadays there is no need to justify the use of animals for transport or freight, let alone people. Tourists can have, in Rome in 2009, many means of locomotion, extremely comfortable, fast, with accessories for every need, and far cheaper than the carriage. As well as transportation that does not cause suffering to horses. </div><br /><br /><div>Horses are obviously subject to a state of continuous suffering, being forced against their will to haul extremely heavy loads every day (more than one ton, the empty carriage weighs 800 kg ...). The working conditions are inhumane and the animal is brought along fast roads (like the Tiber) where the proximity of cars, speed and the roar of traffic so terrific, with the serious consequence of accidents, often fatal, while the horses are often forced to travel on uphill on cobblestone pavement which is slippery and uneven. These cobblestones, known as Sam Pietrini creates further discomfort when a horse is forced to stand on them without movement, often for many hours. The conditions worsen in summer when the hot sun makes the effort even more unbearable. And yet, the drivers pay no attention to laws, nor are laws enforced. </div><br /><br /><div>In times past, the horses traveled on isolated and relatively quiet roads in Rome. Today, the crazy traffic, chaos, smog, the sounds of horns, the speed of vehicles and scooters whizzing close to the carriages, etc. .. make this means of transport absolutely unfit to the conditions of congestion in the city. The carriage is so configured a practice that is deeply anachronistic and certainly cruel to horses, and is thus there is no longer any reason for them to exist today. </div><br /><br /><div>The drivers are only interested in making the most profit from this activity and therefore do not care the in the least about the well-being of the animal. The horse is forced to work in unbearable conditions some prohibited under the current regulations (Article 46 of the Rules of the City of Rome for the Protection of Animals)but are frequently observed that the maximum number of passengers is never observed, that the ban of working horses from 1pm to 4pm in the summer season is regularly violated, as well as to not go uphill, not to go at a trot, not to work more than 6 hours per day, etc. .. The carriage drivers also are not subject, like other workers (traders, taxi drivers, etc ...) to any official price list, being able to make money at will and come to ask even $ 300 per trip, all while not paying taxes to the state as there are no price regulations or receipts.</div><br /><br /><div>Two fatalities occurred at close range, one in June and November 20 2008, are clear indicators of a condition that is not very sustainable, and cannot last, if not continue to jeopardize the safety of people and horses. The risk factor for accidents is too high and stems from the incompatibility between the nature of these fearful animals, and the state of congestion of the streets of Rome.</div><div></div><div>Please support our mission: Ban of Horse Drawn Carriages in Rome</div><div>Sign our petition</div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-rome</a></div><div></div><div>For more information on the Carriage industry in general:</div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.banhdc.org/">http://www.banhdc.org/</a></div><div></div></div>Horses Without Carriages International ROMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488454341303166786noreply@blogger.com1