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Central Park carriage horse's cause of death revealed
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Key Points:
- A necropsy revealed that Deniz, a 16-year-old Central Park carriage horse, died after ingesting a toxic Japanese yew plant while on a ride in Manhattan on June 9.
- The Transport Workers Union of America blamed the Central Park Conservancy for not warning about the presence of deadly yew plants, denying claims that the horse's death was due to neglect or carriage work.
- The Central Park Conservancy countered the union's accusations, emphasizing that horses are prohibited by city law from eating vegetation in the park and that carriage drivers must closely attend to their horses.
- There have been seven carriage horse-related incidents near Central Park in the past 13 months, fueling ongoing protests from animal rights groups like PETA against the use of horse-drawn carriages.
- Deniz had recently passed a physical exam by the NYPD Mounted Unit veterinarian in March, indicating the horse was in good health prior to the incident.
