(IN) Horse rescued from nightmarish journey

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Horse rescued from nightmarish journey

Vijay Singh, TNN 20 September 2009, 04:06am IST

MUMBAI: An injured horse, which had a fracture in one of its hind legs and a

wound on its back, was rescued on Friday night on the Eastern Express

Highway, near Vikhroli, by an animal activist.

 

The horse's handler, Iqbal Bashir Shaikh (see pic), was visibly drunk when

intercepted by Sunish Subramanian of Plant and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS).

 

" I was shocked to discover that the injured animal was forced to trot all the

way from Kalyan to Nariman Point, where its owner resides. According to the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Transport of Animals on Foot) Rules of 2001,

no animal can be made to walk more than 5 km during its transportation. Also,

for long distance journeys, the animal must be accompanied by a vet,'' said

Subramanian, adding that both these conditions were violated in this case.

 

However, he feels that the police must be more sensitive towards such cases so

that such incidents are not repeated. " The police official on duty was booking

the horse handler under the Bombay Police Act, and not the stricter Prevention

of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. PAWS will meet the police commissioner D

Sivanandan to sensitise the police to the cases of animal cruelty,'' he added.

 

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Thank you for your compassion !

With best regards,

Debasis Chakrabarti

Compassionate Crusaders Trust

http://www.animalcrusaders.org