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Los Angeles city planners are closing in on a plan for something new to replace the Pony Rides at Griffith Park nearly two years after the popular attraction was shuttered and the animals sent to ...
The Griffith Park Pony Rides shut down in 2022 after protests from animal rights activists. As the city weighs options, activists speak out against animal cruelty.
Pony rides at Griffith Park were shut down in 2022 after more than 70 years. The closure came after allegations of animal mistreatment at the facility.
LOS ANGELES-CA – DECEMBER 6, 2022: Ethan Kim, 3, rides a pony as his grandfather Hwan, father Dennis, and mother Susan, from left, look on, during a family visit to Griffith Park Pony Rides on ...
The closed down Griffith Park Pony Rides track is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The path and fencing are original, circa 1947, and is one area of the pony rides listed as historically sensitive.
Nearly two years after the Griffith Park pony rides were shut down, the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks held a board meeting to discuss the future of the historic site. For over 70 ...
The Griffith Park Pony Rides and Petting Zoo issued a statement in November 2021, saying the facility was routinely inspected by city and county of Los Angeles to "assure the safe and humane ...
People pass the historical structures at the site of the now defunct Griffith Park Pony Rides in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The city closed the pony rides after 74 years. Some of the ...