Historic victory!

Dear,

Victory! After decades of advocacy from PETA supporters like you and our allies at NYCLASS demanding an end to NYC’s deadly horse carriage trade, we have big news to share: The New York City Council, under the determined leadership of Speaker Julie Menin and with the stalwart support of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has voted 40 to 7 to ban the cruel rides.

Romanch’s Law—named after teenager Romanch Mahajan who was killed falling from a runaway carriage in June—calls for carriages to be phased out completely by June 2028, and ensures that a safe retirement is available for every horse as the industry winds down. This means an end to horses being worked to death in NYC’s streets, forced to live in decrepit concrete stables, spooking and colliding with cars, and being forced to haul heavy carriages through traffic and crowds! And we're happy to announce that we'll be donating $50,000 toward the horses’ future care.