Petition to ban calèches in Quebec City gets more than 34,000 signatures

A petition to ban calèche horses in Quebec City has more than 34,000 signatures after two incidents involving horses on the weekend.

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Local police say the first occurred when a horse suddenly took off and the driver was unable to control the animal.

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Soon after, another horse tripped and lay on the ground for about two hours.

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A veterinarian eventually gave the animal a shot of adrenaline and police say it was not injured in the mishap.

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2:39 Calèches back on the streets

• Calèches back on the streets
• Calèches drivers protest, file injunction
• Calèche drivers protest
• Drivers worry about calèche ban
• No calèches in Montreal for one year
• Protesters want Montreal to ban horse-drawn carriages
• Calèche horse, car collide in Griffintown

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Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre tried to ban calèches in the city in 2016, but a Quebec Superior Court justice ruled the horse-drawn carriages should be allowed to continue operating.

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The mayor had previously ordered a veterinary report into the health of the animals after photographs on social media showed a horse that had slipped and fallen on a metal plate.