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Today, during the Victoria city council Committee of the Whole meeting, city councillors voted 5 in favour 3 opposed to the passing of the motion which will refer to staff to report back to council on including the phasing out and banning of horse carriages in the city’s strategic plan. Council will then vote on whether to move forward with …
This Thursday at city council’s Committee of the Whole meeting, a motion will be put forward by Victoria city councillor Ben Isitt to develop regulations to phase out commercial operations of horse-drawn carriages by 2023. Councillor Isitt stated his reasons for bringing forward the motion: “This proposal responds to long-standing concerns for greater safety on local roads. Specifically, horse-drawn carriages …
On May 4th, 2018 two horses collapsed at Ogden Point. A video of the horses laying on the ground, struggling to get up was captured by a tourist and shared with the Victoria Horse Alliance after the witness felt that the carriage industry, who she went to first, was trying to cover up what actually happened. That video has to …
For years now, the horse carriage operators in Victoria have been exposed for treating the animals in their care inhumanely, outside of the general practice of putting horses in the streets with traffic. Every time new evidence comes forward regarding the welfare of the horses or reckless business practices regarding the operators, this information is passed onto the public. Often …
What is the real cost of a free ride? Each year, the Downtown Victoria Business Association sponsors free horse-drawn trolley rides through the city of Victoria. This was previously marketed as shopping tours and is supposed to be an attraction to encourage people to spend money in the downtown core during the holiday season. While the tradition of exploiting horses …