Controversy around the carriage horse industry in Charleston, South Carolina became heated when animal rights advocates used social media to disseminate video of carriage horses falling to the ground during a carriage tour in 2017. In response, Charleston Carriage Works, LLC filed suit against the Charleston Animal Society and Charleston Carriage Horse Advocates (and its president) alleging the information they had posted on the internet gave rise to claims for defamation, civil conspiracy, intentional interference with business relations and civil rights violations.
