Horses get drawn into rights fight

A spokesman for the Quinn campaign responded, "Although she disagrees with the organizers' goal of banning carriage horses, Ms. Quinn has a strong record on animal rights, including expanding funding for spay and neutering programs through an overhaul of licensing fees, increasing safety measures for kennels and passing laws cracking down on the abuse of animals." A City Council bill to do that failed in 2010, but now the group is building a prototype vehicle, a 1909 Pierce Arrow buggy that seats eight, and advocating for a pilot program to launch in the spring.