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As temperatures get hotter, please help keep carriage horses in Old City safe.

Philadelphia Statute § 10-108(2)(b) states, "Owners shall not allow a horse to be worked on a public highway, path or street when the temperature is over ninety-one (91) degrees Fahrenheit, or when the wind chill factor is less than twenty-six (26) degrees Fahrenheit, or during other dangerous conditions which are a threat to the health or safety of the horse. A horse being worked when such conditions develop shall be immediately returned to the stable by the most direct route. The Animal Control Agency shall promulgate regulations specifying how the temperature and wind chill factor shall be measured for purposes of this subsection, and how persons working horses shall determine that the temperature is not within the permitted range. "

If you see horses on Old City streets on days hotter than 91 degrees, please get the carriage company's name and the carriage number. Take pictures, if possible. Then call the Animal Care and Control Team (ACCT) at 267-385-3800 to file a complaint. Politely inform the carriage operator that you filed/will file a complaint, and appeal to the customers that the carriages are being operated illegally.

Horses must be OFF the streets (returned to their stables), not just moved to a shady area to wait for temperatures to cool down.

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