That’s a lot of hay!

The animal rights group NYCLASS has spent millions of dollars over the past decade as part of its campaign to ban horse carriages in New York City, according to records reviewed by The Post.

New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets, in its 2024 tax filing, reported spending $1.272 million in the 2022 calendar year including $744,547 on ads and promotions and $261,000 on lobbying lawmakers, records show. 3

The group spent $634,000 in 2021 and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in prior years dating back to 2015.

News of NYCLASS’ big spending came as the group commissioned a poll released Monday that claimed 78% of voters support Ryder’s Law, which would ban horse-drawn carriages and replace them with electric alternatives, relocate horses

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