There was a carriage accident earlier this week in Beacon Hill Park, as part of the harness broke causing the carriage to “jackknife”. Thankfully no people or horses were hurt, but it was only dumb luck this was the case, and this could have had a very different outcome. Below is news footage from A-Channel: Accidents involving the carriages occur with alarming frequency in Victoria, endangering both humans and horses. Last summer there were two significant accidents reported (here and here) – at what point is City Council going to say ‘enough is enough, we shouldn’t be risking human lives, and forcing horses to endure the same’? We have a thorough collection of information and materials on our Activism page, and we are asking people to write the City Council and let them know their thoughts on the matter. Please send letters councillors@victoria.ca and tell them that you want to…
