2020 will be the final year for horse-drawn carriages to roll on the streets of Chicago:
The end of the road is near for Chicago’s much-maligned horse-drawn carriage industry.
Starting Jan. 1, the carriage rides — popular with tourists, newlyweds and prom-goers, but criticized by animal rights activists as cruel to horses and dangerous to motorists — will be banned under a long-stalled ordinance that finally cleared the City Council’s Committee on License and Consumer Protection Committee on Wednesday.
Concern over animal cruelty.
Concern over public safety.
End of the line for a LONNNNNNNNNNNG standing Chicago tradition.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt