ISTANBUL- A group of cyclists calling themselves as
"life defenders" protested against horse-drawn cabs (phaetons),
demanding for abolition, met for a bicycle convoy for justice.

Protesters then started cycling from Kadikoy to Bostanci, a 10 km route, shouting out
slogans along the way such as "Get off the horse cab ride a bike!",
"Liberation for animals, humans and the earth!", "Revolt,
animal, liberation!", "Revolt, revolution, bicycle!" while some
participants held signs asking people to go vegan.
go vegan/break the cabs, liberate the horses |
The convoy reached Bostanci Ferry
Port in 1 hour and 30
minutes while the public showed their support by clapping their hands
throughout the route.
In the public statement, the group declared: "As
defenders of life we, have burnt the bridges, rolled up ours sleeves. Like
other animals, horses too, are being used under the authority of humans with
every strike of the whip being thrown at them. It is time to rise up for the
animals that are being kept as slaves for the transportation needs of humans
and against the mentality that see them as mere objects. Horse cab
"accidents" are nothing but systemic murders for animals as well as
the human ride them. It's not the 'better treatment' we are after, we want the
abolishment of the horse-drawn vehicles. We want freedom for the horses. It's
time to get off the horse cab and ride a bike for good!"