Horse-Drawn Carriages Cruel

To The Editor: Kudos to Dr. Furlong for a thought-provoking piece (â??Don"t Let Your Romance Become His Nightmare, Nov. 25) on this archaic and cruel industry. Horses don"t belong in NYC traffic, period. It"s time for this abominable industry to be banned, and the horses sent to sanctuaries (instead of to the slaughterhouse where so many of them end up). With electric antique cars, no one has to lose his or her job. The carriage horse drivers can drive the charming, romantic cars and no one has to suffer. It"s a win-win situation for both horses and drivers. Rina Deych Manhattan