Poor American families having one form of animal exploitation taken away from them. Now they're only left with hiking, skiing/snowboarding, picnics at parks, minigolf, bumper boats, gocarts, exploring native ruins, visiting natural wonders, going to arcades or billiards halls, going to concerts, walking Christmas lights displays, fireworks displays, going to museums or art galleries, baseball games, soccer games, football games, hockey games, paintball, birthday parties, roller rinks and ice skating rinks, visiting vegan animal sanctuaries.... and maybe only a few other things I can't think of. What are we going to do for entertainment without animal exploitation?!
Yes. But to be clear, the LACK of communication is actually the SOLE cause for this....misery. The operators have always been old time cranky people. Wht too. Ppl don't like that. Ppl like clout, and fake "friends", and followers.... pic-less on the inside. That's what this is, the ponies were being treated just fine. Period.
I don’t support shutting this place down HOWEVER, I used to work for Steve at a different horse facility teaching lessons and I’ll say, this is LA, kids are spoiled, they may want to ride for 10 minutes and be all sassy but they have no respect for the animals or understanding or desire to learn about them. Very few kids care about being outdoors anymore, pretty sad.
@@melissak6199 My parents took me here when I was very little and it sparked my interest in and love for horses. I went on to be a fairly good rider and life long love for horses, so that's not always true.
I hear you. However, animals are not toys, they are sentient beings that should simply taken care of, not necessarily so that humans can entertain themselves
@@AlbuquerqueBandit Horses in your world might be a luxury animal, but you still have to feed them. A healthy diet isn't just grass in a pasture somewhere. Up until just a few decades ago, work horses still helped plow the fields of farmers that sent their crops to market, for you to buy the food you eat. For all that horses have done to help build this country, you want to end their existence.
@@MeMeDaVinci What I like to do to ensure a moral argument is sound is to apply it to another situation involving sentient beings. Humans are sentient, just like horses. So, let's apply your moral argument/justification here. You've also built a strawman, insisting I'm advocating for killing off all horses right now. Let's get into applying the moral justification first. Let's look at the case of human slavery. Up until 1865, slavery was how the South produced food. The industrial revolution helped this to end, of course. So, imagine someone in 1904 saying "Up until a few decades ago, you could hardly find food that was produced without slave labor, so we should bring it back!" I'm sure some back then would've agreed, but others (like myself) would've turned their eyebrows up at this statement. Hopefully you would've as well. Now, as for the strawman argument you created. Let's look at that. First off, I'm definitely not saying to exterminate horses right off the bat. While I do admit that we've bred them to be far, far from what they used to be in the wild, I don't think it'd be morally right to just euthanize all of them. I think we should certainly stop breeding animals into forms that subject them to genetic issues, and issues like a good portion of horse births ending in a terrible turning-inside-out of the mother, resulting in her death - as a result of how we've bred them. I think it's morally wrong to continue to subject a sentient being to a form we created through selective breeding, just so we can enjoy sitting on them, or using them to guard properties (dogs) or exploiting them for their menstrual cycles (chickens). I'm totally fine with Przewalski's horse continuing to exist, as that's how horses were originally before we started breeding them into an unnatural form that benefited humans specifically, with total disregard to how the changes affected their quality of life. Much like the domestic dog. Most domestic dog breeds shouldn't exist. Look at the pug. People continue breeding them into a form that causes them suffering day in and day out, just because they think it's cute. Hip dysplasia is another example of genetic issues resulting from breeding dogs the way WE want them, with total disregard for how our changes affect the animal. So in the end, yes it's fine to take care of an animal that was bred into existence by individuals who are completely apathetic to the suffering of others, so long as they benefit. What's not okay is to continue the cycle that those people started. This is why we have vegan animal sanctuaries with all these types of domestic animals (dogs, horses, chickens, goats, cows, pigs, turkeys, peacocks, sheep, llamas, alpacas, etc etc) but vegan sanctuaries don't BREED these animals for any reason, including entertainment. They're essentially helping to clean up some of the mess non-vegans have made out of these animals' lives.
@@KyleReeseCel2029 Nah, just take the kids somewhere else that doesn't involve the exploitation and death of animals. Cool comment though. Have a nice day ma'am!
@@bubbagasm1 No. You braying jvckvss, the ponies we're well taken care of, given a wonderful place to live, and given easy retirement. And your friggin picless friends ruined, because they had no concept of the reality. Reality is, the ponies go there for retirement, and they pass away. WELCOME TO REAL LIFE. YOU PPL MAKE ME SVCK.
Or the parents can teach them how to do house chores, mow the lawn, weed the garden, learn new hobbies and practice their academic studies. What happened to parents teach their kids basic surviving life skills. Always with the iPhones and iPads. Giving Absent parents are new meaning.
@@Ohnothetableits House chores, mowing the laws, picking the weeds, academic studies, learning survival skills or computers are not fun equivalents to occasional activities for children like amusements parks. How is that hard to understand?
@@intermodus2180 Well generally, "retired" horses in racing are slaughtered. Sometimes they're surrendered to sanctuary, but they're often just chained up in a small cage and shot in the head with a rifle. "Retired" means something totally different for non-human animals than it does for humans. We cling to life for ourselves, but when a non-human animal is finished with being useful to us, we'd usually rather not spend money on feeding them, because that costs money which eats into our bottom line, when running a business. It's cheaper to put a .223 round into their face than to keep feeding them and housing them for years. It makes business sense, which is why it's done. However, there ARE plenty of vegan animal sanctuaries for you people to put your animals when you're finished exploiting them like toys. Yes, some of them are already full because of the huge mess non-vegans are creating, but we do our best to pick up the broken pieces of those animals' lives to allow them to live in peace and hopefully forget the pains and suffering they've been forced through in the past.
Good news! Those ponies are all elderly with a multitude of health issues and getting NO VET CARE. They were absolutely miserable. I visited with a horse expert and vet tech and who pointed out many issues that customers may not see. They have dozens of poor old horses tied up in over 90-100 degree heat all sunmer with NO SHADE and there were horses that were lame with sores and wounds and workers chase them around the track clapping and scaring them to get them to move the whole time. I know a lot of people just want "access" to animals living in a city like LA and they can travel to one of the many sanctuaries in Southern California to experience what it is like to be around happy healthy animals. These horses all deserve that too. I hope we can find amazing retirement homes for these animals that are being dumped by the owner because he can't exploit them anymore.
There are lean to shades and water misters. Read the article that was in the LA Times today...citing the "lack of education" of the protesters. Sanctuaries are already at their peak and for each pony it costs about $15,000 a year to feed and board them. Who's going to pay for that? I hope it comes out of your paycheck.
Troubled activists are too afraid to help the homeless situation so they pick on a wholesome outdoor activity for children...one that is monitored, relaxing, and teaches them respect for an animal. The alternative is playing video games that teach that competitive combat is the only way to win. I'm thinking the activists don't know the history of this country. Heck, most people don't know it.
It's Fake. They were just fine. And! There are no sanctuarties, and I can prove it, right now, if there were, your little brwn clout chasers would have shut them down. Duh. Jerks. Your desire to slurp Regurgitation from the floor has *literally* endangered these horses. Friggin idiot.
@@edyann then you are really, Really, Stoopid. Because nothing about the Pony Rides at Griffith Park were inhumane. In other words, go chase your clout somewhere else, u friggin vjay dragging a body.
Have you gone to compton or downtown la. They should protesting there. These animal have food dr and homes. This should at the bottom of the totem pole.
@@Coyoteluvr Do you work there? Have you experienced first hand the treatment of the animals? Do you know what they are fed daily? There are lots of children that have food and homes and are abused daily, so that is okay, right?
These Activits have no family,children or common sense. They were raised by abusive parents now they don't want your family and children to enjoy outdoor activities. They were the folks who were always last but wanted the first place trophy 🏆...
This is one of the reason why kids are getting into illegal drugs because there nothing for kids to do , has time passes everything is going away … animal rights that’s ridiculous!!!! What about human rights
Exactly right. Now all they're left with for their parents to do with them is go to a concert, go to an arcade or billiards hall, visit the museum, visit country historical sites, take a tour around the city, visit a park for a picnic, go hiking, explore a natural wonder like Yellowstone, visit an art gallery, go to a ball game or hockey game, go skiing or snowboarding, take a walk around the neighborhood (if you live in a safer neighborhood than mine), visit a vegan animal sanctuary, go do bumper boats, gokarts, paintball, airsoft, go plinking with real guns at a section owned by the Bureau of Land management or at a shooting range, do arts and crafts at home, build and maintain a garden in the yard or on the balcony if you live in an apartment, teach the kids how to cook, ride a bicycle or go skating or rollerblading.... Now that exploiting animals is being taken away, this is all we have left, obviously. Doing drugs. I'm definitely not creative enough to come up with anything else for my kids to do other than ride a 16 year old pony in the summer heat on a dirt lot.
It's a shame that the city bureaucrats gave any attention at all to this extremist group. The pony rides are a Los Angeles fixture that can't be replaced. With their victory, they can now focus on outlawing owning pets next.
Yes, it's so extreme to go hiking or go to a ball game with your family, rather than putting your kid on the back of a sentient being who may or may not be willing to truck around another animal for the sake of entertainment when they're in their last years, living on a dirt lot with nothing to do. Poor humans, not horses! I bet these vegan extremists do crazy stuff instead of exploiting animals for entertainment, like visiting Yellowstone or exploring caves.... or worse yet, petting and feeding animals at an animal sanctuary.
@@MeMeDaVinci I've been told by many non-vegans that what I need to do is attack Tyson, rather than asking consumers of Tyson to stop consuming animal products. They ask me to not hold them accountable for their own actions, but rather hold the people they give their money to - and enable to continue their industry - accountable. I think everyone should hold themselves accountable for their own actions. Activists are just here to point out some actions that people fail to hold themselves accountable for. Every dollar is a vote. Every dollar spent is an action we each take to ensure that what we pay for continues to happen. Sure, nobody can be 100% perfect in modern society, where sometimes ALL options are corrupt (like smartphones). But we can all attempt to do better than we currently are doing.
Poor you posh pony. The ponies have access to food water and have misters for when the season is hot weather. They are not skinny I see full bellies. I see good saddles for children. I see guides that help the children all along the way. Why don't you take your money and go put it into your horses and your oats and your grains and your alfalfa and your big green pastures and stay the heck out of a simple pony ride for children when that's the only access to an animal experience they may have. Maybe you should look into the history of Griffith Park and even further than that, the old west. Horses are our history. They were brought over from Spain. Ah, forget it, informing somebody like you is worthless.
I can tell you right now, as a experienced equestrian and longtime customer of these pony rides, having been going since i was very little and this tradition has gone back to my great great grandmas generation. These horses are adored, loved and cared for. Most of these ponies are old as hell, but still in great condition for the work they do, which is equal to daily exercise need to keep a old horse in working order. They look skinny because they lose muscle mass when they age. These horses are not abused, and the owners whom i know personally genuinely care about them. A few longtime employees got to take home their favorite ponies, in other words they will be loved till their last breath. These ponies look dull because they know the drill, and do it right. They all perk up after sleep, and are always being given treats and pets and kisses by customers and employees alike.
This may be a treasured family tradition to some people, but I'm sure the ponies think it sucks!! This is just like the carriage rides in NYC, ANIMAL CRUELTY!
@J-River Phoenixhaha ok. No one is abusing them. They are trained just like dogs to listen. Maybe you should stop eating meats or anything that animal related. Go to other countries and see what is animal abuse. You live in a little cave.
Wrong, the vet report from the licensed vet working this case said they didnt die due to neglect, or abuse. Most of these ponies are older, and older equines are more susceptible to health issues that could be life threatening. Colic is a big thing, can kill a horse in under a hour.
Go fishing. Deer hunting. Or the parents can teach them how to do house chores, mow the lawn, weed the garden, learn and explore new hobbies, practice their academic studies. What happened to parents teach their kids basic surviving life skills. Always with the iPhones and iPads. Giving Absent parents are new meaning.
Even better, families can avoid harming animals altogether. Go hiking, go to a national park, go camping, skiing/snowboarding, play airsoft or paintball, ride some gokarts or bumper boats, play minigolf, go to a ball game, a museum or art gallery, go to a concert, an interactive educational place like Explora here in Albuquerque, go to a botanic garden, take a walk to a park for a (plant-based) picnic, visit local attractions (there are many within 2h of my city like the Very Large Array, countless Native ruins, wildlife reserves, animal sanctuaries, caves, rivers and lakes, petroglyph trails)
@@intermodus2180 Ah yes, heritage. The government has stolen my heritage as well. My ancestors used to invade, r*pe, and kill everyone that had resources they wanted. I know, though, that if I started doing that, I'd end up in prison. :( Why doesn't the government seem to respect heritage anymore?! I JUST want to steal someone's stuff while carrying an axe!!!
Hi, I'm an activist. This is a common misconception, believing that activists must be jobless in order to care so much about the health, safety, and happiness of animals. I'm an EE98J licensed electrical journeyman in commercial construction. I teach the trade to apprentices I work with while we're on the job. I work more than 40 hours a week, own 2 cars and a house, have a wonderful and amazing housewife who is also a vegan activist, and enjoy going hiking and exploring natural wonders. I also spend a good portion of my free time speaking out for the rights of others who don't have a voice of their own. I believe volunteering my time to help others in need is a good way to spend my free time, and I willingly and happily do it. From what I've seen, most activists ARE employed, which is why many activist events are held on weekends. If you do work 80+ hours per week and have absolutely no time for anything you're passionate for, then good for you (if that's what you enjoy doing with your time). If you aren't happy about it, maybe consider making a change in your life to give yourself more free time to do things that ARE important to you. Life is about balance.
@@planetxwatcher9712 Lol, an NPC that lacks so much self-awareness that they think the 1% who thinks for themselves are actually the NPCs. Hilarious. I bet you're one of those that likes to LARP as an apex predator, by purchasing slices of animal flesh at the supermarket that another man killed and dissected for you.
Yeah I'm on the 50/50 level on this whole Shut down news! I'm finally there trying to save the Pony from getting kill and Also it's sad that The new Generation of Kids will never see one of the coolest thing's about Griffith Park LA.
This isn't a situation of monies. You better have City Hall connections. Preferably of many brwn ethnicities. Because, reality is, this was a old time operation, whose worst downfall was not having a brwn public relations officer. Truth is, this was basically a petting zoo for retired barn animals, of which, the ponies, and *horses* were a part of. Thanks to yourou braying jvckvss's like our friend here, WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION, LOCATION, PERSONNEL, OR ANY OTHER FACET herein....many many many generations will miss out on the intrinsic tactile value of a seemingly innocuous pony ride. These "ppl" may say nonchalantly, because they don't really care, "go somewhere else to ride a pony", but that's because they are IGNORANT, and have not one iota of insight into the difficulty behind such a slipshod statement....a statement that *proves* how unaware they are, and how unwilling they are to let their ignorance stop them. 🦊🚬~in Other words, COME AT ME, I'm taking ALL comers on this one, and I will verbally *melt* whoever finds themselves on the WRONG side of this.
It's all one and the same. Rooted in viewing animals as objects we can exploit for entertainment. Meat, dairy, fish, eggs, honey. They're all unnecessary, and consumed for the sake of pleasure - or entertainment. Rodeos, horse rides, petting zoos. They're all unnecessary, and done for the sake of pleasure - or entertainment. All of them have something in common - not viewing the animals as sentient beings worthy of being granted some level of autonomy. Seen as playthings that are here to serve us.
Good...good for those ponys..hope they go to a great sanctuary where they're love and cared for and not viewed as money makers and entertainment.happy about this news.
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People just want to destroy family places because they don't have a family of their own!!!! Way to go!!!
Poor American families having one form of animal exploitation taken away from them. Now they're only left with hiking, skiing/snowboarding, picnics at parks, minigolf, bumper boats, gocarts, exploring native ruins, visiting natural wonders, going to arcades or billiards halls, going to concerts, walking Christmas lights displays, fireworks displays, going to museums or art galleries, baseball games, soccer games, football games, hockey games, paintball, birthday parties, roller rinks and ice skating rinks, visiting vegan animal sanctuaries.... and maybe only a few other things I can't think of.
What are we going to do for entertainment without animal exploitation?!
And it would have been nice if they asked for other health and safe measures to be implemented instead of shutting down a great activity for children.
Yes. But to be clear, the LACK of communication is actually the SOLE cause for this....misery.
The operators have always been old time cranky people. Wht too.
Ppl don't like that.
Ppl like clout, and fake "friends", and followers.... pic-less on the inside.
That's what this is, the ponies were being treated just fine. Period.
@@intermodus2180 agreed.
They need to end the horse carriages in NY.
Hopefully the ponies can retire in good sanctuaries
They need to care for the animals and keep them for rides for children so they have experience with animals and horses and let them enjoy them
I don’t support shutting this place down HOWEVER, I used to work for Steve at a different horse facility teaching lessons and I’ll say, this is LA, kids are spoiled, they may want to ride for 10 minutes and be all sassy but they have no respect for the animals or understanding or desire to learn about them. Very few kids care about being outdoors anymore, pretty sad.
@@melissak6199 My parents took me here when I was very little and it sparked my interest in and love for horses. I went on to be a fairly good rider and life long love for horses, so that's not always true.
I hear you. However, animals are not toys, they are sentient beings that should simply taken care of, not necessarily so that humans can entertain themselves
@@AlbuquerqueBandit Horses in your world might be a luxury animal, but you still have to feed them. A healthy diet isn't just grass in a pasture somewhere. Up until just a few decades ago, work horses still helped plow the fields of farmers that sent their crops to market, for you to buy the food you eat. For all that horses have done to help build this country, you want to end their existence.
@@MeMeDaVinci What I like to do to ensure a moral argument is sound is to apply it to another situation involving sentient beings. Humans are sentient, just like horses. So, let's apply your moral argument/justification here. You've also built a strawman, insisting I'm advocating for killing off all horses right now. Let's get into applying the moral justification first. Let's look at the case of human slavery.
Up until 1865, slavery was how the South produced food. The industrial revolution helped this to end, of course. So, imagine someone in 1904 saying "Up until a few decades ago, you could hardly find food that was produced without slave labor, so we should bring it back!" I'm sure some back then would've agreed, but others (like myself) would've turned their eyebrows up at this statement. Hopefully you would've as well.
Now, as for the strawman argument you created. Let's look at that. First off, I'm definitely not saying to exterminate horses right off the bat. While I do admit that we've bred them to be far, far from what they used to be in the wild, I don't think it'd be morally right to just euthanize all of them. I think we should certainly stop breeding animals into forms that subject them to genetic issues, and issues like a good portion of horse births ending in a terrible turning-inside-out of the mother, resulting in her death - as a result of how we've bred them. I think it's morally wrong to continue to subject a sentient being to a form we created through selective breeding, just so we can enjoy sitting on them, or using them to guard properties (dogs) or exploiting them for their menstrual cycles (chickens).
I'm totally fine with Przewalski's horse continuing to exist, as that's how horses were originally before we started breeding them into an unnatural form that benefited humans specifically, with total disregard to how the changes affected their quality of life. Much like the domestic dog. Most domestic dog breeds shouldn't exist. Look at the pug. People continue breeding them into a form that causes them suffering day in and day out, just because they think it's cute. Hip dysplasia is another example of genetic issues resulting from breeding dogs the way WE want them, with total disregard for how our changes affect the animal.
So in the end, yes it's fine to take care of an animal that was bred into existence by individuals who are completely apathetic to the suffering of others, so long as they benefit. What's not okay is to continue the cycle that those people started. This is why we have vegan animal sanctuaries with all these types of domestic animals (dogs, horses, chickens, goats, cows, pigs, turkeys, peacocks, sheep, llamas, alpacas, etc etc) but vegan sanctuaries don't BREED these animals for any reason, including entertainment. They're essentially helping to clean up some of the mess non-vegans have made out of these animals' lives.
PETA can never mind their own bezzwax 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
killing everything wholesome
Yes, killing the ponies.
@@bubbagasm1 I guess we should strap your transanimalist up and you take the kids for rides instead.
@@KyleReeseCel2029 Nah, just take the kids somewhere else that doesn't involve the exploitation and death of animals. Cool comment though. Have a nice day ma'am!
@@bubbagasm1 No. You braying jvckvss, the ponies we're well taken care of, given a wonderful place to live, and given easy retirement.
And your friggin picless friends ruined, because they had no concept of the reality.
Reality is, the ponies go there for retirement, and they pass away.
WELCOME TO REAL LIFE.
YOU PPL MAKE ME SVCK.
@@intermodus2180 Oh, how long have you worked there?
So retirement is having kids ride on your back all day long? You sound like a genius.
Children the rides are closed, now go back to your TV, Video games and computers.
thanks karens
Or the parents can teach them how to do house chores, mow the lawn, weed the garden, learn new hobbies and practice their academic studies. What happened to parents teach their kids basic surviving life skills. Always with the iPhones and iPads. Giving Absent parents are new meaning.
@@Ohnothetableits yes all that you just said, and now they cant get rewarded with pony rides at griffith park..
@@Ohnothetableits House chores, mowing the laws, picking the weeds, academic studies, learning survival skills or computers are not fun equivalents to occasional activities for children like amusements parks. How is that hard to understand?
@@KyleReeseCel2029 let me ride your mom then.
The only thing "sad" is 4 ponies died there in just one year with no explanation.
Seriously? That’s horrible
who cares.. you karens just love flushing this country down the toilet..
They're standing all the time and it's like dépression for them.
They WERE OLD!!!!!
Where do you think retired horses go to dve!!!!!
*DUUUUHHHHH!!!!!*
@@intermodus2180 Well generally, "retired" horses in racing are slaughtered. Sometimes they're surrendered to sanctuary, but they're often just chained up in a small cage and shot in the head with a rifle. "Retired" means something totally different for non-human animals than it does for humans. We cling to life for ourselves, but when a non-human animal is finished with being useful to us, we'd usually rather not spend money on feeding them, because that costs money which eats into our bottom line, when running a business. It's cheaper to put a .223 round into their face than to keep feeding them and housing them for years. It makes business sense, which is why it's done.
However, there ARE plenty of vegan animal sanctuaries for you people to put your animals when you're finished exploiting them like toys. Yes, some of them are already full because of the huge mess non-vegans are creating, but we do our best to pick up the broken pieces of those animals' lives to allow them to live in peace and hopefully forget the pains and suffering they've been forced through in the past.
Probably need to take care of the ponies better get them in better health and food and water
Good news! Those ponies are all elderly with a multitude of health issues and getting NO VET CARE. They were absolutely miserable. I visited with a horse expert and vet tech and who pointed out many issues that customers may not see. They have dozens of poor old horses tied up in over 90-100 degree heat all sunmer with NO SHADE and there were horses that were lame with sores and wounds and workers chase them around the track clapping and scaring them to get them to move the whole time. I know a lot of people just want "access" to animals living in a city like LA and they can travel to one of the many sanctuaries in Southern California to experience what it is like to be around happy healthy animals. These horses all deserve that too. I hope we can find amazing retirement homes for these animals that are being dumped by the owner because he can't exploit them anymore.
There are lean to shades and water misters. Read the article that was in the LA Times today...citing the "lack of education" of the protesters. Sanctuaries are already at their peak and for each pony it costs about $15,000 a year to feed and board them. Who's going to pay for that? I hope it comes out of your paycheck.
Please help the homeless people and children dying every day from cruel and brutal parents/guardians.
Troubled activists are too afraid to help the homeless situation so they pick on a wholesome outdoor activity for children...one that is monitored, relaxing, and teaches them respect for an animal. The alternative is playing video games that teach that competitive combat is the only way to win. I'm thinking the activists don't know the history of this country. Heck, most people don't know it.
So glad for the ponies! Hopefully they go to good sanctuaries.
😂😂😂 they’re all obnoxiously overcrowded, definitely not some magical place
It's Fake. They were just fine.
And!
There are no sanctuarties, and I can prove it, right now, if there were, your little brwn clout chasers would have shut them down. Duh. Jerks.
Your desire to slurp Regurgitation from the floor has *literally* endangered these horses.
Friggin idiot.
@@melissak6199 I still hope they get good homes because they deserve a better life than that. I'm happy it's getting closed.
Expanding to let families to interact with ponies and to help to care for ponies outside the raiding experience would have been a better choice.
@@edyann then you are really, Really, Stoopid.
Because nothing about the Pony Rides at Griffith Park were inhumane.
In other words, go chase your clout somewhere else, u friggin vjay dragging a body.
As much as I love going there and we need more activities for children. But I saw those ponies and they looked TERRIBLE!
Right!! Tired of people exploiting animals for entertainment.
@@Ohnothetableits Really! They looked so beat up and depressed going round and round all day I never took my kids there again it was beyond sad
Have you gone to compton or downtown la.
They should protesting there. These animal have food dr and homes. This should at the bottom of the totem pole.
@@Coyoteluvr Do you work there? Have you experienced first hand the treatment of the animals? Do you know what they are fed daily? There are lots of children that have food and homes and are abused daily, so that is okay, right?
@@bubbagasm1 you vile liar. Shut your mouth.
In other words, the ponies were fine, the problem was against a crank operator. Duh.
Como no van a protestar a favor de los homeless
Do it yourself lazy bum
These Activits have no family,children or common sense. They were raised by abusive parents now they don't want your family and children to enjoy outdoor activities. They were the folks who were always last but wanted the first place trophy 🏆...
As a kid in the 90s, I grew up writing those ponies they should’ve did the same thing in the 90s why now that means the ponies were treated right
This is one of the reason why kids are getting into illegal drugs because there nothing for kids to do , has time passes everything is going away … animal rights that’s ridiculous!!!! What about human rights
Exactly right. Now all they're left with for their parents to do with them is go to a concert, go to an arcade or billiards hall, visit the museum, visit country historical sites, take a tour around the city, visit a park for a picnic, go hiking, explore a natural wonder like Yellowstone, visit an art gallery, go to a ball game or hockey game, go skiing or snowboarding, take a walk around the neighborhood (if you live in a safer neighborhood than mine), visit a vegan animal sanctuary, go do bumper boats, gokarts, paintball, airsoft, go plinking with real guns at a section owned by the Bureau of Land management or at a shooting range, do arts and crafts at home, build and maintain a garden in the yard or on the balcony if you live in an apartment, teach the kids how to cook, ride a bicycle or go skating or rollerblading....
Now that exploiting animals is being taken away, this is all we have left, obviously. Doing drugs. I'm definitely not creative enough to come up with anything else for my kids to do other than ride a 16 year old pony in the summer heat on a dirt lot.
@J-River Phoenix like what? So many businesses are leaving California inflation is causing everything to be so expensive.
It's a shame that the city bureaucrats gave any attention at all to this extremist group. The pony rides are a Los Angeles fixture that can't be replaced. With their victory, they can now focus on outlawing owning pets next.
Yes, it's so extreme to go hiking or go to a ball game with your family, rather than putting your kid on the back of a sentient being who may or may not be willing to truck around another animal for the sake of entertainment when they're in their last years, living on a dirt lot with nothing to do.
Poor humans, not horses!
I bet these vegan extremists do crazy stuff instead of exploiting animals for entertainment, like visiting Yellowstone or exploring caves.... or worse yet, petting and feeding animals at an animal sanctuary.
If they go after the big fish...rodeos, polo, horse racing, they'll find themselves along side Jimmy Hoffa.
@@MeMeDaVinci I've been told by many non-vegans that what I need to do is attack Tyson, rather than asking consumers of Tyson to stop consuming animal products. They ask me to not hold them accountable for their own actions, but rather hold the people they give their money to - and enable to continue their industry - accountable.
I think everyone should hold themselves accountable for their own actions. Activists are just here to point out some actions that people fail to hold themselves accountable for. Every dollar is a vote. Every dollar spent is an action we each take to ensure that what we pay for continues to happen.
Sure, nobody can be 100% perfect in modern society, where sometimes ALL options are corrupt (like smartphones). But we can all attempt to do better than we currently are doing.
Who's paying these activists to be there?
As a poor kid from the 80s it was one of the few affordable things to do in this city.
As a equestrian when I look at them they are skinny, clear they are abused, it’s so sad horses are amazing animals I should never be treated like this
Poor you posh pony. The ponies have access to food water and have misters for when the season is hot weather. They are not skinny I see full bellies. I see good saddles for children. I see guides that help the children all along the way. Why don't you take your money and go put it into your horses and your oats and your grains and your alfalfa and your big green pastures and stay the heck out of a simple pony ride for children when that's the only access to an animal experience they may have. Maybe you should look into the history of Griffith Park and even further than that, the old west. Horses are our history. They were brought over from Spain. Ah, forget it, informing somebody like you is worthless.
I can tell you right now, as a experienced equestrian and longtime customer of these pony rides, having been going since i was very little and this tradition has gone back to my great great grandmas generation. These horses are adored, loved and cared for. Most of these ponies are old as hell, but still in great condition for the work they do, which is equal to daily exercise need to keep a old horse in working order. They look skinny because they lose muscle mass when they age. These horses are not abused, and the owners whom i know personally genuinely care about them. A few longtime employees got to take home their favorite ponies, in other words they will be loved till their last breath. These ponies look dull because they know the drill, and do it right. They all perk up after sleep, and are always being given treats and pets and kisses by customers and employees alike.
Hope those horses have a safe loving place to go to
I wish they would stop the horse carriage in New York❤
Not Relevant Here.
Keep your clout Chase in NY♥️
This may be a treasured family tradition to some people, but I'm sure the ponies think it sucks!! This is just like the carriage rides in NYC, ANIMAL CRUELTY!
No. You pic-less turnip.
This closure is long overdue
@@edc1266 False. Spread your wings, and fly south🦊🚬
Thank goodness!!!
Freaking weirdos getting rid of everything non electronic.
@J-River Phoenixhaha ok. No one is abusing them. They are trained just like dogs to listen. Maybe you should stop eating meats or anything that animal related. Go to other countries and see what is animal abuse. You live in a little cave.
4 ponies just died inexplicable deaths there… That might be another factor in this closure.
4 deaths in 78 years seems like a pretty good ratio to me
Probably poisoned by PETA just to get their point across
Wrong, the vet report from the licensed vet working this case said they didnt die due to neglect, or abuse. Most of these ponies are older, and older equines are more susceptible to health issues that could be life threatening. Colic is a big thing, can kill a horse in under a hour.
How about protest in favor of the homeless?
Go fishing. Deer hunting. Or the parents can teach them how to do house chores, mow the lawn, weed the garden, learn and explore new hobbies, practice their academic studies. What happened to parents teach their kids basic surviving life skills. Always with the iPhones and iPads. Giving Absent parents are new meaning.
Even better, families can avoid harming animals altogether. Go hiking, go to a national park, go camping, skiing/snowboarding, play airsoft or paintball, ride some gokarts or bumper boats, play minigolf, go to a ball game, a museum or art gallery, go to a concert, an interactive educational place like Explora here in Albuquerque, go to a botanic garden, take a walk to a park for a (plant-based) picnic, visit local attractions (there are many within 2h of my city like the Very Large Array, countless Native ruins, wildlife reserves, animal sanctuaries, caves, rivers and lakes, petroglyph trails)
I may not be the smartest man in the world but I think pony’s aren’t immortal 😂
That's awesome! We're moving away from exploiting animals 👌🏽
Wrong. Go waive your brown fingers somewhere they'll hear your BS.
It looks more than a bit of some of our other "liberations" when we forgot that liberated have to live somehow. Instead we just wash our hands off
Try working on exploited children first. This is, unless you are one of the people who follow the circuit.
Noooooo! 😢
@J-River Phoenix Oh well. They'll open up somewhere else.. 😆
this is what happens when democrats come to "help". the fun police.
TV has warped your fragile little mind.
Having said that, letting the horse rides slip away is lost heritage for EVERYONE.
Because of fake brwn new$.😢
@@intermodus2180 Ah yes, heritage. The government has stolen my heritage as well. My ancestors used to invade, r*pe, and kill everyone that had resources they wanted. I know, though, that if I started doing that, I'd end up in prison. :(
Why doesn't the government seem to respect heritage anymore?!
I JUST want to steal someone's stuff while carrying an axe!!!
WOKE state nice job Democrat voters👍🏼🤣
a kid can't even ride a pony anymore these days.
Maybe great for children but did anyone ask the animals what they want? Its about time we stop abusing animals for our own pleasure.
Guarantee next year will be bunch of hipsters running the horse's and charging 50.00 bucks and no one will say anything. This is H.S
The activists need to get a job.
They have one. Exploiting Animal Retirement and Family Enrichment Centers. For Publicity.
And Donations.
Hi, I'm an activist. This is a common misconception, believing that activists must be jobless in order to care so much about the health, safety, and happiness of animals.
I'm an EE98J licensed electrical journeyman in commercial construction. I teach the trade to apprentices I work with while we're on the job. I work more than 40 hours a week, own 2 cars and a house, have a wonderful and amazing housewife who is also a vegan activist, and enjoy going hiking and exploring natural wonders.
I also spend a good portion of my free time speaking out for the rights of others who don't have a voice of their own. I believe volunteering my time to help others in need is a good way to spend my free time, and I willingly and happily do it. From what I've seen, most activists ARE employed, which is why many activist events are held on weekends. If you do work 80+ hours per week and have absolutely no time for anything you're passionate for, then good for you (if that's what you enjoy doing with your time). If you aren't happy about it, maybe consider making a change in your life to give yourself more free time to do things that ARE important to you. Life is about balance.
@@AlbuquerqueBandit sounds scripted. Thank you bot for the information I could care less about. Now waiting for the automated response. 🤣
@@planetxwatcher9712 Lol, an NPC that lacks so much self-awareness that they think the 1% who thinks for themselves are actually the NPCs. Hilarious.
I bet you're one of those that likes to LARP as an apex predator, by purchasing slices of animal flesh at the supermarket that another man killed and dissected for you.
C I A later. Your terrible at acting. Amazing how you just know of these things. Rebot response denied. Alert action required. Sound Alarm.
How about horse meat barbecue as a proper ending? lol
Thanks NRA
Yeah I'm on the 50/50 level on this whole Shut down news! I'm finally there trying to save the Pony from getting kill and Also it's sad that The new Generation of Kids will never see one of the coolest thing's about Griffith Park LA.
move to the country if you want your kid to ride
@@Sarah-rf2wq well, I don't have kids. But I'm not going anywhere!
How Sad..."ppl" looking for a cause...
....Ruined it for all the People.
The Horses already had a home.🦊🚬
i’m going to buy it to keep it open i’m rich but buy fake mechanical ponies
Adopt me then. 😂
Just hire a reputable company who cares about their ponies. This owner it would seem, took the profits, and spent little to care for his animals.
This isn't a situation of monies.
You better have City Hall connections.
Preferably of many brwn ethnicities.
Because, reality is, this was a old time operation, whose worst downfall was not having a brwn public relations officer.
Truth is, this was basically a petting zoo for retired barn animals, of which, the ponies, and *horses* were a part of.
Thanks to yourou braying jvckvss's like our friend here, WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION, LOCATION, PERSONNEL, OR ANY OTHER FACET herein....many many many generations will miss out on the intrinsic tactile value of a seemingly innocuous pony ride.
These "ppl" may say nonchalantly, because they don't really care, "go somewhere else to ride a pony", but that's because they are IGNORANT, and have not one iota of insight into the difficulty behind such a slipshod statement....a statement that *proves* how unaware they are, and how unwilling they are to let their ignorance stop them.
🦊🚬~in Other words, COME AT ME, I'm taking ALL comers on this one, and I will verbally *melt* whoever finds themselves on the WRONG side of this.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen
peta
I’m an animal activist. There are other worse causes that need attention than this. Dreadful.🙄
There was NO issue here.
It's Fake News, made by clout chasers, and Regurgitated by local new$. 🦊🚬Mahalo, "activist"
It's all one and the same. Rooted in viewing animals as objects we can exploit for entertainment.
Meat, dairy, fish, eggs, honey. They're all unnecessary, and consumed for the sake of pleasure - or entertainment.
Rodeos, horse rides, petting zoos. They're all unnecessary, and done for the sake of pleasure - or entertainment.
All of them have something in common - not viewing the animals as sentient beings worthy of being granted some level of autonomy. Seen as playthings that are here to serve us.
Wow ,,,sad.
If you want to ride…don’t ride the white pony
Will it kick me up side the head and end my very existence? Because I need that. Right about now.
racist
@@KyleReeseCel2029 no it’s referring to a song “Whitehorse”. Educate yourself
@@Ohnothetableits no comment 🥹🥤
@@TATNThisAintThatNetwork yes comment, are these ponies taking personal appointments I am desperate. I am willing to pay for this.
So sad
THANK GOD
Yay for more space for tent cities
crime
First
Good...good for those ponys..hope they go to a great sanctuary where they're love and cared for and not viewed as money makers and entertainment.happy about this news.
By the looks of them they'll probably just be killed.
It's Fake news, my guy.
And these falsehoods have literally ENDANGERED the ponies you profess to give a S about.
Have a Magical Day 🦊🚬
I like her abc 7 shirt.