The battle between horse-drawn carriage drivers and animal rights activists continues, and the latest episode in the saga is heading to court.

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) of America announced on Monday that it filed a lawsuit in a Manhattan state Supreme Court against NYCLASS, alleging the animal advocacy group slandered horse-drawn carriage drivers as "evil animal abusers” through years of “malicious lies and misinformation.”

While animal rights activists have long called for an end to horse-drawn carriage rides in NYC, TWU Local 100 and NYCLASS have been at odds throughout 2025 after a string of high-profile horse deaths rocked NYC. TWU has denied abuse and claims the horses died of natural causes.

NYCLASS held rallies and press conferences throughout 2025, many of which were at

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