'Tradition doesn't make it right;' Protesters call for Charleston to phase out horse-drawn carriages

Описание: CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — Activists gathered Saturday outside the Charleston City Market to protest the horse-drawn carriage rides that are a familiar sight downtown, calling for the industry to be phased out in favor of alternatives.

“Tradition doesn't make it right,” said Shari Crestman with Advocates for Carriage Horses.

Crestman said she wants Charleston to move away from using horses for tourist carriage rides and instead adopt other options. “I would love to see them phase out using horses and use e-carriages or some other mode of transportation for their tourists,” she said.

Crestman said multiple groups have tried to change the carriage industry over the years. While she said the effort appears to have broad public support, she believes it has been difficult to build sustained momentum.

“We very rarely run into anybody who does not support it. Everybody seems to want them gone, but nobody, or not, I shouldn't say nobody. It's hard to get people to rally around behind it. I think it's been shot down so many times,” Crestman said.

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