An animal rights activist was caught on video allegedly smacking a horse-drawn carriage driver in the face with her skateboard after launching into a profanity-laced tirade about animal abuse.
WATCH: An animal rights activist was arrested in Central Park after allegedly striking a horse carriage driver in the face and shoulder with a skateboard and punching a second driver in the face.
Abigail Holbrook was caught on camera arguing about horse abuse and criticizing the treatment of carriage horses.
Now, a transport workers union is demanding increased police protection, calling the incident “outrageous and unacceptable.”
The incident comes as New York City moves to ban horse-drawn carriages by June 2028 under legislation backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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