It Looks Like Chicago is Finally Paying Attention!

With The Coalition to Ban Horse Drawn Carriages making leaps and bounds thanks to their new mayor, we here at ET are thrilled that Chicago is finally seeing the light and ending this awful tradition.  Carriage owners will try to convince you that their horses are "well cared for" and "happy" but nothing is further from the truth.  Day in and day out the horses, some of whom are geriatric, are forced to work on the congested streets of Chicago.  When they aren't busy running free in the streets of Old Town, they're made to work long shifts in all kinds of weather.  Isn't it time this outdated "tradition" be put to pasture along with those sick, old and tired horses?  Inside sources tell us that there have been no significant changes since the whole J.C Cutters debacle.  When will The City of Chicago wake up and realize that these owners don't take care of their horses and most of all, NEVER follow any of the rules set forth by The Department of Consumer Services.  In fact, they laugh at how they continue to pull the wool over the city's eyes year after year.  Half the operators are high at work, habitual drug users or illegal immigrants.  When do we say, "ENOUGH?"

Thank you to Alderman Burke and Mayor Emanuel for finally giving this issue the attention it deserves.

Dec 15 - 19th: Week long call in for the horses! Say, "NO" to J.C. Cutters tent!

JC Cutters currently has an application pending to obtain a permit for the tent they already have built in the 32nd Ward. They are already housing their horses in this tent even though they do not have a permit to do so. The tent also has no running water and no electricity. This tent is illegal in every way according to the rules set forth by Consumer Services! They have clear guidelines for how carraige horses should be kept and THIS TENT IS NOT IT!

The application has not gone through yet because it is waiting for the Alderman of that ward to approve it and he has not decided whether he will deny or approve their application.
We are organizing a call in and email campaign to tell the 32nd ward alderman Scott Waguespack to deny JC Cutters application for a permit to house their horses in the structure they currently have set up. The horses should not be kept in these horrible conditions!

Please take some time this week to call in and email.

The 32nd Ward's Alderman is Scott Waguespack
His phone number is 773-248-1330
His email address is ward32@cityofchicago.org
Office location is: 2657 N. Clybourn, 60614


Here is a picture that was taken Sunday Morning (12-14-08) of the current conditions.




Thank you ahead of time!!

xoxo

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