Philly woman hopes to unveil the city’s first electric horseless carriage on July 4th

The new electric carriage comes as other Philly efforts to ban and replace horse-drawn carriages gain steam. The Philadelphia Enquirer | by Mike Newell | 3rd April 2023 FOR years, Janet White has advocated banning horse-drawn carriages in Philadelphia and replacing them with electric horseless carriages. Recently, White, 58, director of Carriage Horse Freedom in…

Philly’s horse drawn carriages could go electric

Source » Axios Philadelphia | by Mike D'Onofrio PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Horses pulling carriages full of tourists in Center City could become a thing of the past. What’s happening: The animal rights nonprofit Revolution Philadelphia and a pair of donors say they have a plan to usher in the use of electric carriages so that the horses can be retired.…

Animal protesters call for an end to carriage horses

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Chris Mautner, reporting for PennLive, writes: A group of animal rights activists gathered outside Philadelphia’s City Hall on Monday to call for an end to the use of horses to pull tourist carriages through the city, according to a story from WHYY. The group protested under the vacant City Council chambers, demanding Philly politicians…

Even with a developer looming over the last horse-drawn carriage company in Philly, this local activist wants a law in place that protects horses

By Brion Shreffler | Grid Philly When it comes to horse-drawn carriages in the city, the idyllic clip-clop of hooves on black top may be what comes to mind for most. That, and watching tourists take in the sites in Old City as everyone else on the road tries to get past on our bikes…