Dear Loop Businesses And Officials Of University City, Missouri: “Edgy” and “hip” commonly describe the Delmar Loop in St. Louis. Animal abuse is neither edgy nor hip. Yet the Loop’s trendy art co-ops, wine bars and boutiques may come to symbolize just that — if horse-drawn carriages parade down congested Delmar Boulevard. I implore University City officials and business owners to reject inherently cruel and dangerous horse-drawn carriages. The notion that a sweaty horse trudging through traffic will draw tourists to shops, restaurants and bars is ridiculous. You’re more likely to acquire protesters if horse-pulled rides become a Loop regular. Some 50 Hansom cab accidents in New York City alone have injured or endangered both people and horses. In the city synonymous with horse-pulled cabs, NYC Council Members have introduced a bill (Int. No. 658) to ban them. I urge University City Council Members to do the same. Horses are not designed to haul carriages through streets clogged with bikers, walkers, cars, busses and emergency vehicles. “The potential for injury is enormous and represents an extreme liability risk for the city as the licensing agent,” says equine expert Holly Cheever, DVM. A spooked horse may charge into a vehicle, as occurred on Central Park South in 2007. A passing motorcyclist, Tony Zappetti, claims the carriage careened sideways into his bike and that Bud, the wounded 12-year-old gelding, collapsed in pools of blood. Another collision broke a 71-year-old bicyclist’s hip. Before that, a horse called Spotty hit a car at full gallop. His hind legs twisted over the roof and his head smashed into the street. Spotty died. The driver’s critical injuries left him in a coma. These incidents are but a sampling of hundreds more nationwide. People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals and Coalition To Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages* can offer more documentation. Why would Loop business owners consider horse-drawn carriages while cities worldwide seek to ban them? Cities in Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, South Carolina, England, France, China and Canada — including Las Vegas, Reno, Santa Fe, Biloxi, London, Paris, Beijing, Toronto — have already vetoed horse carriage operations. Horses endure fatigue, dehydration, chronic hoof conditions and lameness as they lug bulky cabs over unyielding pavement in extreme heat or cold. Exhaust fumes lead to respiratory ailments and the animals frequently live in cramped stables with barely enough room to move. Please count me among the many St. Louisans and tourists who support an outright ban on horse-pulled carriages. I respectfully ask Mayor Adams to assert his authority to prohibit them in University City. The possibility of horse-drawn buggies in the Loop presents a great opportunity for City Council Members to introduce a bill to ban them. Hopefully, Loop businesses will abandon this foolish and inhumane idea. Thank you, *Coalition To Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages A standing committee of the Coalition for NYC Animals, Inc. P.O. Box 20247; Park West Station; New York, NY 10025 [email protected]; Media Inquiries: [email protected] www.banhdc.org *People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals 501 Front St.; Norfolk, VA 23510 757-622-7382; www.peta.org Media Inquiries: 757-622-7382, extension 8284; [email protected] EMAIL BLOCKS (all emails in this alert) SALONS/TATTOOS • COPY/PASTE EMAIL BLOCKS INTO BCC: LINE [email protected], [email protected], • TYPE YOUR OWN EMAIL IN THE TO: LINE [email protected] UNIVERSITY CITY MANAGER, OFFICIALS [email protected], [email protected], SERVICES/ORGANIZATIONS [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] [email protected], [email protected] UNIVERSITY CITY MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL SPECIALTY/FURNITURE [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] BUSINESSES IN THE DELMAR LOOP APPAREL/BOUTIQUES CONTACTS WITH WEB COMMENT FORMS: [email protected], • DELMAR LOOP SPECIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT: [email protected], [email protected], http://visittheloop.com/contact/ [email protected], [email protected], • BLUES: www.soleandblues.com/contacts/ [email protected], [email protected], • HEADZ N THREADZ: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], www.headznthreadz.com/contactus.asp [email protected], [email protected] • TANTRUM: www.tantrumstl.com/Contact_Us.html • SUBTERRANEAN BOOKS: BOOKS/MUSIC http://subbooks.com/blog/?page_id=237 [email protected], [email protected], • REGIONAL ARTS COMMISSION: [email protected] www.artstl.com/rac/contact.cfm?redirect=/index.cfm • COCA (CENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS): GALLERIES/ART www.cocastl.org/subpage.cfm?vSection=about&vPage=contact [email protected], [email protected], • 609: www.609u.com/index2.php?Section=Restaurant&Page=5 [email protected], [email protected], • ECLIPSE RESTAURANT AND TERRACE BAR: [email protected], [email protected] www.eclipsestlouis.com/contact.asp • THE MELTING POT: LEASING/REAL ESTATE www.meltingpot.com/contact.aspx?n=768890 [email protected], [email protected], www.meltingpot.com/locations.aspx [email protected], [email protected], • NOODLES & CO.: [email protected] www.noodles.com/home/feedback.aspx?showhtml=true • PIN-UP BOWL: www.pinupbowl.com/pages/contact.html LIVE ENTERTAINMENT • INTEGRITY CORPORATION: [email protected], [email protected], http://integritystl.com/index.php/contact [email protected] • PRINCETON REVIEW: www.princetonreview.com/contact.aspx RESTAURANTS • RIVERFRONT TIMES: [email protected], [email protected], www.riverfronttimes.com/feedback/EmailAnEmployee?to=38329 [email protected], [email protected], www.riverfronttimes.com/feedback/EmailAnEmployee?to=38330 www.riverfronttimes.com/feedback/EmailAnEmployee?to=527313 [email protected], • CITY SPROUTS: [email protected], [email protected], www.citysprouts.com/store/contactus.asp [email protected], [email protected], • H.S.B. TOBACCONIST: [email protected], [email protected], www.hsbtobacconist.com/contactus.htm [email protected], [email protected] UNIVERSITY CITY - DELMAR LOOP FULL CONTACT INFOMATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS UNIVERSITY CITY MANAGER & OTHER OFFICIALS Dept. of Community Development City of University City, Missouri 6801 Delmar Boulevard; University City, MO 63130 6801 Delmar Boulevard; University City, MO 63130 ph: 314-505-8500; fax: 314-862-3168 ph: 314-862-6767; email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Julie Feier, City Manager: Delmar@170 Business District 314-505-8534; [email protected] Brendan Bradley, President: 314-432-2905 Petree Eastman, Assistant City Manager: Dave Rosenboom, Vice President: 314-997-2308 314-505-8535; [email protected] Janet Watson, Deputy City Manager/Finance Director: BUSINESSES IN THE DELMAR LOOP 314-505-8537; [email protected] APPAREL/BOUTIQUES John Mulligan, Jr., City Attorney: Alice’s Vintage Clothing & Accessories - 314-361-4006 314-725-1135; [email protected] 6178 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 Dee Berry, Business Manager: 314-505-8623; [email protected] Blues - 314-863-2121 Errol Tate, Project Manager: 6301 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 314-505-8571; [email protected] fax: 314-863-1610; email: [email protected] Megan Lindmark, Project Manager: web form: www.soleandblues.com/contacts/ 314-505-8565; [email protected] Angelica Gutierrez, Project Manager: Club Denim - 314-725-7773 314-505-8568; [email protected] 6635 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 Vic Lusher, Project Manager: 314-505-8562; [email protected] Diversity Gallery - 314-721-3361 Frank Hill, Zoning Administrator - Manager, 6150 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 Current Planning: 314-505-8501; [email protected] Andrea Riganti, Manager, Long Range Planning: Fifi’s - 314-773-2234 314-505-8516; [email protected] 6172 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 UNIVERSITY CITY MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL Footlocker - 314-862-4039 Mayor Joseph Adams 6317 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 924 Wild Cherry Lane; University City, MO 63130-2724 ph: 314-862-7877; email: [email protected] Gabby’s Fashion Jewelry & Accessories - 314-721-1066 6140 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 Robert Wagner, Councilmember 1st Ward 7052 Kingsbury; University City, MO 63130 G’sell - 314-863-4735 ph: 314-725-1544; email: [email protected] 6277 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 Terry Crow, Councilmember 1st Ward Hats-N-Stuff - 314-727-5255 7025 Maryland; University City, MO 63130 6604 Delmar; University City, MO 63130 ph: 314-918-0045 x2; email: [email protected] Headz n Threadz - 314-863-2695 L. Michael Glickert, Councilmember 2nd Ward 6662C Delmar Blvd; St. Louis, MO 63130 7706 Amherst; University City, MO 63130 email: [email protected] ph: 314-863-1812; email: [email protected]