A group of animal-rights activists, including local politicians and advocates, rallied outside City Hall on Thursday, demanding that the City Council arrange a hearing and pass Ryder’s Law to end the carriage horse industry for good.

Dozens gathered near the Lower Manhattan building before the City Council's monthly meeting to support Intro. 0967 — also known as Ryder’s Law — to eliminate the horse-drawn carriage industry in NYC. The rally comes more than a week after the death of Lady, a carriage horse who collapsed and died in Hell's Kitchen on Aug. 5.

Queens NYC Council Member Robert Holden, who sponsored the bill, was at the event with fellow City Council Members Frank Morano of Staten Island and Chris Marte of Manhattan. Together with activists from NYCLASS, they pushed for an end t

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