Atlanta, GA – During the early morning hours on Sunday, a horse died on the street in downtown Atlanta. As reported by Atlanta News First, the owner of the horse told the police that the horse suffered a “medical emergency” during a ride just after midnight on Sunday.
Before the owner was contacted, businesses and passersby contacted the authorities to report the deceased horse on the ground at Peachtree Street and MLK Jr. Drive.
Rumors swirled on social media that the horse was with a carriage company, but it was privately owned. Jon Birdsong, who owns a business near the area where the horse died, tells the news agency:
“He never told us why he was down here. We do know that he had just purchased the horse at an auction, and the Department of Agriculture knows that as well, about 10 days ago, so, yeah, it’s a tragic occurrence.”
Currently, there is no indication that the horse’s owner is facing charges.
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I Think all Horse 🐴🐎 Drawn.Carriage Rides Should be Boycotted and No More For Good Throughout the 🌎 World Amen Animals Are Not here To Work For Peaple for Thier lazy ass profits get a Job and Work for your Money Don’t Exploit Animals Dammit
Thank you I totally agree…. Ban them in all states
I Think all Horse 🐴🐎 Drawn.Carriage Rides Should be Boycotted and No More For Good Throughout the 🌎 World Amen Animals Are Not here To Work For Peaple for Thier lazy ass profits get a Job and Work for your Money Don’t Exploit Animals Dammit
Just stop withthe carriage rides!
Why do people STILL ride a carriagez usually being pulled – ALL DAY LONG – by a single horse! Do you not know how heavy these are? The ‘owners’ care nothing fornthe horses and only for the money they bring! Horse and carriage are atrocities of the pastz fucking leave them there! Walk around yourselves lazy fat bastards!!
Horse drawn carriages should be banned, we are not living in 1875 and they do not need to be used for human entertainment.
prosecute please 🙏
prosecute please 🙏
It’s horrible that this even happened or that it even happens often as the article states! Maybe Atlanta needs to put stricter policies in hand for carriage companies and get people out to do inspections on these horses! Maybe the owner needs to be tied to carriage to pull people around without food or water, let him die in the middle of the streets.
No …. ALL HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES SHOULD BE BANNED EVERYWHERE!!
No …. ALL HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES SHOULD BE BANNED EVERYWHERE!!
All horse drawn carriages need to be banned period!! That precious priceless darling 💖 angel ❤️ 💖 😇 was worked to DEATH WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER!! Absolutely 🙏 Inhumane ABuSE!!
I love horses and owned them for 35 years since I was 12 years old. Horses are magical, beautiful, powerful animals that deserve respect and the utmost care for their wellbeing. With that being said, horses are designed to use their strong muscles and be active or their bodies start falling apart. Pulling carriages are not bad for a horse unless it is completely overloaded with weight and in traffic. Inhaling all the funes from passing vehicles isn’t healthy for any creature. They need time off to rest and recouperate as well. Anyone that forces a horse to pull a carriage and also stand for hours fron dawn til after midnight is a work schedule that no creature wants to suffer through.
Rotating horses so they can rest and eat during their shifts is a better idea if they have to be a carriage horse.
I don’t understand why the owner didn’t report his horse had passed early Sunday morning?
Absolutely heartbreaking this horse passed in the street. RIP sweet horse.