Opponents of the New York City Council bill to phase out horse-drawn carriage rides (Intro 943) have again trotted out a tired refrain in their persistent efforts to stymie reform: falsely asserting that the 160 horses at issue will

My first kill was a lamb. I remember feeling sick while they cowered. I caught their eye. I shouldn’t have. Over the years, I saw, or was instrumental in, the deaths of countless pigs, cows, sheep and horses.