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In late February, when the much beloved police horse Brigadier was killed by a hit-and-run driver, I posted a bit of rant<\/a> about my feelings towards cops on horses. I think it is cruel treatment for horses to be put into dangerous situations. I can certainly live with them in parades and at ceremonial functions, but putting them on the front line is ridiculous. If you love animals that much, take them off the road and out of duty so they can frolic in the fields instead of trotting through heavily polluted traffic. Get the police on to bikes.<\/p>\n

This leads me to the other complaint I had during the original post — horse shit on the road. I rode my bike across Queen Street today, from Parkdale to Cabbagetown, and counted nine large piles of horse dung in the path of any eastbound cyclist. Twice I had to come to a complete stop to avoid the the horse crap becuz I was squeezed on my left side by car traffic and on my right side by parked vehicles ( I nearly caused a bike pile-up but was releived to hear other riders complaining about the poop, too). My only other options were dangerous: ride through the pile and risk sliding around, or swerve into moving traffic. A few other times I had enough room to ride around the piles, but it really makes me wonder why our cop horses do not have diapers on them<\/a> [the name of one brand available is called the Bun Bag<\/a>]. I cannot see any real argument to support cops riding horses in rush hour<\/em> along Queen, one of the most congested streets downtown, while leaving behind random piles of manure. We have by-laws that force dog owners to poop-and-scoop. Why are the police treated differently? I can only imagine what people would say if they watched a dog owner let his dog crap in the middle of the sidewalk near Queen and Spadina. Why is the road any different?<\/p>\n

There are many reason to have cops on horses for non-front line duty, but why not do what they do in Central Park and around Buckingham Palace and put diapers on the beasts — it ensures a safer ride for cyclists, the manure can be used for composting, and it improves the air quality of the immediate vicinity. It helps everyone in this situation.<\/p>\n

I’m interested to hear other people’s opinions and experiences with horse droppings on the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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