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Central Park Carriage Horse's Cause Of Death Revealed
TMZ • • nation
Key Points:
- The Central Park carriage horse that collapsed was found to have died from ingesting a toxic Japanese yew shrub, according to a necropsy report cited by the Transport Workers Union of America.
- The horse stopped during a ride near East 90th Street in Manhattan and ate part of the highly poisonous ornamental plant, which is often fatal to horses.
- The union emphasized that the death was not due to mistreatment or neglect, countering calls from animal rights activists and some officials to ban carriage horses in New York City.
- City law prohibits horses from eating any vegetation in Central Park, underscoring that the horse's consumption of the toxic plant was against regulations.
- Union officials maintain that the horse's death was unrelated to its work as a carriage horse, aiming to defend the practice amid renewed controversy.
