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Sep 20, 2006 8:12 pm US/Eastern

PETA Wants Horse-Drawn Carriages Out Of NYC

Suspicious Death Of Animal Draws Outrage From Officials

NEW YORK (AP) ― People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling for all horse-drawn carriages in New York to be shut down.

The move comes after a horse named Juliet died in Central Park last week. Owner Antonio Provenzano said he called a veterinarian and was told the horse probably had colic, and needed to get walking to push gas and waste out of her system.

Provenzano said he began striking her in the flank with a thin whip in an attempt to make her stand, but in doing so infuriated a crowd of onlookers. The horse was eventually taken back to the stable in a police van where she died.

The ASPCA is looking into the death. But PETA officials said that's not good enough: carriage horses must be removed from the city.

Provenzano said he loved his horse and treated her well.

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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