Ashley Byrne
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Director of Outreach, Communications @PETA. Road warrior. My days are filled with body paint, fake blood, and vegan donuts. Opinions mine, not my employer's.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined August 2008
One day after a carriage horse named Lady collapsed and died in Manhattan, angry elected officials came together with @nyclass and @peta to call on @NYCCouncil and @NYCMayor to ban horse-drawn carriages once and for all. How does @nytopinion feel about this practice in 2025?
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Lady’s horrific and preventable death reminds every animal lover why banning the use of horse carriages in the Big Apple is a must, @LindaBRosenthal said.” Ask @Lynn4NYC to schedule a hearing for #RydersLaw immediately ⬇️ https://t.co/Qg8eKb3dV6
amny.com
The fatal collapse of another carriage horse on a Midtown street on Tuesday has reignited the ongoing debate over the longstanding industry.
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🚨 EMERGENCY RALLY WEDNESDAY 🚨 A 15-year-old carriage horse named Lady collapsed & died in the street TODAY. This cruelty is enabled by @TwuSamuelsen & @NYCMayor. 📍 618 W 52nd St 🕛 12 PM 🚨We demand @LynnSchulman hold a hearing on #RydersLaw. RSVP: https://t.co/OYpD3fzKej
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Imagine being forced onto a ship transporting you to a slaughterhouse and then the ship capsizes and you drown. WTF. PLEASE. GO. VEGAN. https://t.co/88ZmPDuPRV
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carriage until his body gave out. Horses shouldn’t be pulling tourist carriages through Midtown traffic. It’s time to pass Ryder’s Law.
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As the Council Member for the district where the stables are located — and where Ryder collapsed on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen and later died — I am outraged by what’s happening. Ryder was an ill, elderly horse who was approved by the City as “fit to work” and forced to pull a
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Last week, I stood with dozens of concerned New Yorkers on the steps of City Hall in support of #RydersLaw — legislation that would make New York City part of the growing list of major cities around the world that have banned tourist horse carriages.
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Canada now importing monkeys from #Mauritius to suffer in testing labs. #SkyTaxi scheduled to transport long-tailed #macaques for Charles River Laboratories to @YMXAirport today - 30 July. Their likely fate to be used in cruel toxicity (poisoning) tests.
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An incident in which a rhesus macaque was found dead at OHSU's National Primate Research Center has prompted a complaint from PETA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. https://t.co/ZyoVIFQtyY
katu.com
An incident at Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) National Primate Research Center has prompted a complaint from PETA to USDA.
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Thank you for your unwavering leadership on this issue, @BobHoldenNYC
It’s long past time to pass Ryder’s Law. This abuse has gone on far too long. Cities around the world have already moved to humane alternatives. It’s time New York finally does the same.
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“Lynn Schulman, what’s your excuse? You’re enabling horse abuse.” @Lynn4NYC is blocking a hearing on #RydersLaw while @nycHealthy signs off on skeletal, sick, elderly horses like Ryder to be worked to death. This is cruelty — and you’re complicit. Do your job. Hold the hearing.
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This horse collapsed from exhaustion. Workers hit & kicked them until they stood up again. Egypt’s government has the power to stop this abuse! Tweet @TourismandAntiq to ban horse-drawn carriages NOW! https://t.co/BVO12t1mag
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If this isn’t animal cruelty then I don’t know what is — a horrifying miscarriage of justice. 📢We are not done fighting. Horse carriages don’t belong here. @nyclass @theanimalvoters
https://t.co/pB0eElrB0S
nytimes.com
A carriage horse named Ryder collapsed after a full day of work in the summer heat in Central Park. Three years later, his driver, Ian McKeever, was found not guilty.
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NYC carriage driver ‘ignored’ signs of horse Ryder’s distress before collapse: prosecutors https://t.co/4y0XIasVSf
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💔Ryder was sick, emaciated, and suffering from untreated cancer, yet forced to pull a carriage until he collapsed. Today in court, NYCLASS watched the defense shamelessly distort the truth. We’ll be there each day, bearing witness. @NYCSpeakerAdams @NYCMayor Pass #RydersLaw
NYC carriage driver ‘ignored’ signs of horse Ryder’s distress before collapse: prosecutors https://t.co/4y0XIasVSf
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Two Hell’s Kitchen residents gave emotional testimony Wednesday in the trial of carriage driver Ian McKeever, recalling the 2022 collapse of Ryder the horse at W45th & 9th. #W42ST
w42st.com
Two Hell’s Kitchen residents testified in the second day of the trial of carriage driver Ian McKeever, offering emotional and detailed accounts.
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The third day of the animal cruelty trial of carriage driver Ian McKeever saw dueling veterinary testimony — and sharp courtroom clashes — over the condition of Ryder, the horse who collapsed on a Hell’s Kitchen street in 2022. #W42ST
w42st.com
The third day of the animal cruelty trial of Ian McKeever saw dueling veterinary testimony over the condition of Ryder, the carriage horse who collapsed in 2022.
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Outrage after video shows Florida fishing group capturing protected manta ray from water. A Florida boat tour founder is “outraged” by the capturing a giant manta ray near Panama City Beach for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi. Disgusting! 😡 https://t.co/YP8KNAy2F8
the-independent.com
A Florida boat tour founder is “outraged” by the capturing a giant manta ray near Panama City Beach for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi.
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Photo taken on 15 July 2025 shows hundreds of Endangered long-tailed #macaques imprisoned inside small crates being unloaded from #SkyTaxi at @YMXAirport. Monkeys transported from #Cambodia to #Canada by Charles River lab in ordeal lasting over 25 hours. https://t.co/C2Iu0E2SKB
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