Some 'street theatre' in downtown Chattanooga this afternoon. Protestors are calling for the elimination of downtown horse-drawn carriages. Two companies currently provide the popular service.
Critics say the practice is both unethical and abusive.
These horses are forced to walk out here on rough payment, which causes arthritis in the knees , a lot of them suffer from exhaustion, heat exhaustion in the summertime, they're forced to walk at the butt-end of tailpipes in cars. Critics say the industry is not only unsafe for the horses, but their human passengers as well. The activists say the city should instead consider human-drawn carriages.