LOS ANGELES—The famed Griffith Park Pony Rides will close after nearly 70 years in the coming weeks, the business’s owner Steve Weeks said in a statement on Facebook Dec. 3, citing the efforts of a “few radical animal rights activists” to shut it down.
“Despite our year-long fight to answer the untrue statements of these individuals, our efforts were not heard,” Weeks said in the social media post. “This was the city’s decision and not the pony rides’ choice.”
Weeks said he received a letter from the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks stating their contract would not be renewed. In the coming weeks, he said he will be looking to find the ponies new homes, as the company’s last day will be Dec. 21….