Victoria considers tighter reins on horse-drawn carriage tours, pet sales
Victoria councillors are considering tightening city regulations governing horse-drawn carriage tours, but that’s not enough for at least one council member who says it’s time to put the downtown rides out to pasture.
Councillors are set to debate wholesale changes to the animal control bylaw Thursday to consider the health and identification of carriage horses and to prohibit pet store sales of dogs, puppies, cats, kittens and rabbits.
The debate last week did not resolve issues that were raised on carriage horses.
Coun. Ben Isitt said council is considering incremental changes to prolong a business that should be phased out of the city.