MUMBAI: A group of citizens and animal rights NGOs have come together
to collect 10,000 signatures in order to stop cruelty towards horses in
the city and bring about a ban on Victoria horse carriages. The
commencement of the monsoon in the city adds to the distress of over 250
horses, which are left illegally tied up in the open on city beaches,
without proper stables, and hence ruthlessly exposed to the elements.
Without proper rest at night, these horses, many of them suffering from physical ailments, are forced to pull carriages or used to give joyrides during the day, worsening their already sorry state.
Among the citizens collecting signatures for this cause is Hersh Welling, who said that a memorandum created by the group will be given to the chief minister, municipal commissioner and other top officials, exhorting them to help stop such animal cruelty.
"More than 80% of Mumbai's horses are tied to posts at beaches, garbage dumps, street sides, dump yards and public spaces. These animals have no option but to brave the monsoon without any shelter," said Ambika Hiranandani, advocate and animal activist.
Another animal lover, Mili Gandhi, said, "On Dadar beach, the horses are tied near the shore. They have to deal with the high tide and then also endure the monsoon out in the cold. The horses are practically drowning. And after all this, they have to work for hours on end. Such torture should not be allowed in our city."
"It is about time we stop the carriages and joyrides. The people of Mumbai must come together and speak for the animals and our city," added Vandana Kripalani, a campaigner of NGO Mumbai for Horses.
In an ongoing public interest litigation in the Bombay high court, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had also stated that most of these illegal stables at Nariman Point, Dadar, Bhandup, Andheri and parts of other suburbs were absolutely dirty, pathetic and not fit for animals. The signature campaign should now hopefully end the horses' pain.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Citizens-rally-for-Mumbais-tired-horses/articleshow/14038719.cms
Without proper rest at night, these horses, many of them suffering from physical ailments, are forced to pull carriages or used to give joyrides during the day, worsening their already sorry state.
Among the citizens collecting signatures for this cause is Hersh Welling, who said that a memorandum created by the group will be given to the chief minister, municipal commissioner and other top officials, exhorting them to help stop such animal cruelty.
"More than 80% of Mumbai's horses are tied to posts at beaches, garbage dumps, street sides, dump yards and public spaces. These animals have no option but to brave the monsoon without any shelter," said Ambika Hiranandani, advocate and animal activist.
Another animal lover, Mili Gandhi, said, "On Dadar beach, the horses are tied near the shore. They have to deal with the high tide and then also endure the monsoon out in the cold. The horses are practically drowning. And after all this, they have to work for hours on end. Such torture should not be allowed in our city."
"It is about time we stop the carriages and joyrides. The people of Mumbai must come together and speak for the animals and our city," added Vandana Kripalani, a campaigner of NGO Mumbai for Horses.
In an ongoing public interest litigation in the Bombay high court, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had also stated that most of these illegal stables at Nariman Point, Dadar, Bhandup, Andheri and parts of other suburbs were absolutely dirty, pathetic and not fit for animals. The signature campaign should now hopefully end the horses' pain.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Citizens-rally-for-Mumbais-tired-horses/articleshow/14038719.cms
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