July 6, 2023
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One of the working horses on the island of Corfu, a carriage horse, collapsed and died probably due to heat, dehydration and exhaustion in the middle of the island’s capital, opposite of Orfeas cinema, early Thursday afternoon.
According to reports, the carriage owner and his colleagues rushed to help with no effect. The horse was dying right in front of their eyes as they pulled it here and there. [there is a video, but too brutal and heartbreaking to post it here.]
The body of the poor animal was just pushed on the pavement, covered with a cloth and left there.
Police and the Fire Service rushed to the spot.
According to some posts, the carriage was empty of tourists.
The Panhellenic Equine Welfare Society Ippothesis called on the Prime Minister and the ministers in charge of the animals welfare to immediately order an autopsy to determine the causes of the death of the horse and urges the introduction of legislation to protect equines.
Έσερνε άμαξα. Ποιοι αναίσθητοι χρησιμοποιούν άμαξα στο λιοπύρι; καπου έλεος @kmitsotakis @SKyriakidesEU @l_avgenakis @nkerameus pic.twitter.com/A45nw1QyHl
— ippothesis (@ippothesisGR) July 6, 2023
Local animal welfare society “I adopt” posted on FB that the horse died at 2 o’ clock Thursday and lashed out at carriage owners who sacrifice the life of a horse for the sake of tourists’ euros.
Angry Greeks call on social media to finally end the practice of horses and donkeys working for the sake of tourists in the middle of the hot summer season in particular and all over the year in general.
Some call on tourists to boycott taking a ride with a horse carriage.
PS a horse collapses and dies for no reason? probably it felt victim to lack of medical or other care.