Central Park Patrons React to Lea Michele's PETA Ad

By Amber James Posted Jan 6th 2011 10:07AM

Horse-drawn carriage rides through Central Park can be romantic and old fashioned, making them a staple among tourists visiting New York City. But 'Glee' star Lea Michele believes the Big Apple can do without the sight of carriages and has joined People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in a campaign to end the practice. Michele urges people to boycott the activity, claiming the horses are "raised in terrible living conditions and forced to do hard physical labor all day, seven days a week -- whether it's sweltering hot or freezing cold outside."

PopEater wondered what people on the street thought about Michele's PETA ad, so we trekked to Central Park on a frigid winter afternoon to see their reactions to the new campaign. Our fingers and toes were frozen after just 30 minutes in the cold, so we can only imagine how the horses must feel.

Watch Central Park patrons react to the PETA video:

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Friday 07 January

By Paul

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we need to worry about the humans before the animals,they have been doing labor for longer then we have been alive so grow up and fix REAL issues

By HorseOwner

If these horses were not working and earning a living for themselves and their owners, they would be dead. There are far too many of them for some kindly farmer to adopt and feed for the rest of their non-working lives. Keeping horses that serve no purpose is a very expensive hobby. Turning them loose in the wild is giving them a slow death. So, PETA, are they better off working, well fed and cared for...or dead?

Sunday 09 January

By anon

Lea Michelle should worry less about horses and more about the messages she sends children, the girls especially with her 24 year old heavily dieted heavily made up overly sexualized high school character.

Monday 10 January

By ChefMikey

The breed of horse used for these carriage rides was created for work. I agree that animals should be treated with far more respect than most people treat them with, I also think the worst thing we can do to any animal is treat them humanely. Look at how we treat eachother, do you want to subject a poor cute horsey to that? Do you? Really? If you want to make a difference where animals are concerned join a group that actually does something. PETA is a joke and no one will ever take them seriously and those who do need to eat more meat cause thier brains are deteriorating. speaking of brains, I gotta go. Lamb Brains are starting to caremelize.

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