A carriage horse dropped dead in the middle of the street yesterday morning on its way to Central Park. Animal activists are, unsurprisingly, up in arms. The incident reminded me of an article in the New York Times earlier this month that I never got around to posting. The model in the photo above is [...]

The ASPCA expressed their concern after two carriage horse collisions occurred this month, according to Gothamist.  The first accident occurred on May 1st, when “a horse pulling a carriage spooked and crashed at the intersection of Central Park South and Columbus Circle” after running across Central Park South against the traffic and “sideswiping several cars” [...]

The question of whether foie gras, the delicacy made from fattened goose or duck liver, should be served in restaurants is an open one that has been raised in recent years by animal activists protesting the presence of it in NYC restaurants.  The foie gras debate is heating up again, this time in a couple [...]