The Issue: Pressure for New York City to ban horse carriages after the death of a teen tourist.
It was sad that a young man died in a horse-carriage accident recently, but that was a freak accident that doesn’t justify a ban (“Rein & suffering,” June 23).
By that logic, we should ban bicycles, cars and airplanes, which are many times more risky than a horse-carriage ride. The horses that work in the horse-carriage industry are totally fine, and that is in no way animal cruelty.
Ronald Meltzer
Manhattan
The track record for horse-carriage safety is astounding. A sick horse gave rise to the movement to shut this iconic fixture down. Now, after the recent death of one horse and the tragic death of a tourist, the outcry returns.
Shouldn’t all concerned need to hear from experts before condemning this industry with their untrue charges?
Dianne Stillman
Brooklyn
Activists have been pushing for the passage of Ryder’s Law to ban carriage horses for the years. Yet it’s named after the horse Ryder — who didn’t die from his collapse on the street. He got up, was retired and euthanized months later after being diagnosed with cancer. His owner-driver, was also acquitted of animal cruelty.
It seems no one bothered to find out the facts.
Olga Humphrey
Manhattan
I’m a carriage driver in Georgia, and every day I get the privilege of working alongside horses that I love with all my heart. They aren’t machines. They are family. Draft horses were bred to work alongside people. If their every work opportunity disappears, what happens to these horses? I’m not asking anyone to ignore animal welfare. I’m asking people to look deeper.
Talk to the people who spend every day caring for these horses before deciding what their future should be.
Carrie Daugherty
Savannah, Ga.
The recent, tragic horse-carriage accident was, thankfully, a very rare incident. For those who want the carriages banned: Where do you think the horses will go? To a pasture where they can graze and live happily ever after? Nope, they could be slaughtered. PETA and all animal activists: Do your research before jumping in and rallying to euthanize these beautiful creatures.
Connie Ellison
Hobe Sound, Fla.
The Issue: New declassified documents suggesting Anthony Fauci covered up the origins of COVID-19.
Former National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard’s farewell was a brave attempt to expose Anthony Fauci, whose actions may have led to a pandemic that killed hundreds of thousands and put the health of millions in jeopardy (“Fauci coverup ran very ‘deep,’ ” Miranda Devine, June 22).
Sen. Rand Paul continues to go after Fauci ferociously. Others in power would do well to follow his lead. The American public deserves the truth after what we have been put through.
Betsy Flor
Putnam Valley
If there ever was a question whether a deep state operates independently of our president, Miranda Devine answers that with a bone-chilling “yes!”
The piece plays out like a John Le Carré thriller, except Tulsi Gabbard’s declassified documents showing links between Fauci, government officials and gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab are real, and millions of humans died.
Now, the deep state’s media is painting Gabbard as a nut case, all because she released the documents. These are plots to hide the truth.
Donathan Salkaln
Chelsea
Wouldn’t multiple state attorneys general bringing wrongful-death civil action suits against Fauci for the rest of his pretentious life be a fitting finale for all the harm he caused?
Arnold Mazur
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
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