Pamela Anderson Thanks Tony with a Dozen Roses
Earlier this week, Tony received a dozen yellow roses from well-known Hollywood celebrity, Pamela Anderson, expressing her appreciation to him for authoring legislation to ban the operation of the horse drawn cab industry in New York City (Intro. #658).
Accompanying the flowers was a personal letter from Ms. Anderson, which read:
“I’m in New York this week, and although I dread seeing the carriage horses being forced to work in the summer heat, I’m thrilled that you’ve introduced a bill to ban this cruel and old trade. I hope you’re successful in getting New York to join Toronto, Paris, and Beijing, in getting horse-drawn carriages off the streets. Good luck and best wishes from me and all your pals at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)!”
Tony is a strong animal rights advocate. For more information on his horse-drawn carriage legislation, or to learn more about his other animal rights and welfare efforts, click here.
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Tony Avella deserves our heartfelt appreciation for taking on issues that matter. The horse-drawn carriage issue is a good example. The gesture from Ms. Anderson is an authentic and appropriate one that directs attention to this cause. It is also well-timed, because it’s now about a year since the audit that detailed a number of problems within the carriage industry.
Decades of failed attempts to regulate this industry have shown that a ban is necessary. As the audit revealed, the horses have inadequate water and poor and infrequent veterinary care. They live a nose-to-tailpipe existence, travel miles each day in dangerous traffic, and have no turnout. Rather, they toil in immoderate weather, at least 9 hours a day, working between the shafts of their carriages before being returned to cramped stables in converted Hell’s Kitchen warehouses.
Tony Avella has our respect for taking on this issue. I agree with Ms. Anderson–Tony Avella is to be congratulated for his tireless work on this and so many other issues that matter to New Yorkers! I love this story. It reminds us all to keep fighting for what’s right.
I have utmost respect for this man whom shows compassion and has integrity with the nature itself.Respect for animals should be innate,stemming from people with a human caring heart for living things.He proves to be a great candidate for us.Best of luck.I will stand by this man along with my family and friends to support him.