FILE PHOTO: Horse-drawn carriages are seen in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum downtown Rome, Italy, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
ROME (Reuters) - Rome is banning horse-drawn carriages popular with tourists from the city's streets, in a move aimed at protecting the animals after years of debate over their well-being, Mayor Virginia Raggi said on Wednesday.
"Carriages will no longer be able to circulate in the streets, in the traffic, but only inside the historic parks," Raggi wrote on Facebook.
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