CAPS Protests Lancaster City Council on Horse Driven Carriages Ordinance

May 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Companion Animal Protection Society


Who: Companion Animal Protection Society (www.caps-web.org)
Contact: Carole Raphaelle Davis, West Coast Director, CAPS 310-990-5758

WHAT: West Coast office of CAPS and L.A. animal rights activists going to Lancaster City Council hearing to protest Ordinance No. 965, adopting Chapter 5.54 of the Lancaster ordinance to permit Horse-Drawn Vehicles. Animal rights activists will be joining CAPS to demand that this type of animal cruelty not be allowed in Lancaster.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 24th at 5 PM

WHERE: Lancaster City Hall
44933 N. Fern Avenue 
Lancaster CA 93534 


“This is 2011, not 1911 and we do not use animals as beasts of burden in the civilized world. Has the City of Lancaster forgotten that we had an industrial revolution? London, Paris, Beijing, Toronto, Santa Fe, Key West and Las Vegas have all banned this cruel industry. This form of  so-called entertainment is exploitative and humane standards of care are impossible to enforce. The average working life of a carriage horse on the streets is under four years compared to a police horse whose working life is about 14 years. The animal protection community will not tolerate this form of abuse and Lancaster can expect an effective protest campaign in their city to put a stop to it if we have to.” ---Carole Raphaelle davis, West coast Director, Companion Animal Protection Society

Media contact: Carole Davis, CAPS 310-990-5758

Founded by President Deborah Howard in 1992, the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops, pet factories and puppy mills. CAPS actively addresses the abuse and suffering of pet shop and puppy mill dogs through investigations, education, media relations, legislative involvement, puppy mill dog rescues, consumer assistance and pet industry employee relations.

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Founded by President Deborah Howard in 1992, the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops, pet factories and puppy mills. CAPS actively addresses the abuse and suffering of pet shop and puppy mill dogs through investigations, education, media relations, legislative involvement, puppy mill dog rescues, consumer assistance and pet industry employee relations. www.caps-web.org