In another case of negligence by the animal owners horse was
found abandoned on the foot path near Chembur yesterday. Animal lover Chirag
Katira while returning back home spotted a collapsed horse on the side of the
road, he soon reduced the vehicles gear and got down to see what was wrong with
the animal. Soon some more people gathered around the horse and started
approaching some animal rescuers.
“I was on my home when I saw a horse collapsed on the
service lane of the highway and found no owner or care taker anywhere. I called
up an NGO for help and decided to wait till help reached” said Katira.
Within an hour a team from Mulund came forward for help with
a tempo arranged so as to shift the horse to animal hospital. Members from
RAWW(Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare) reached the spot to rescue it.
“It was late night and we knew that animal ambulances would not be available
and thus decided to arrange for a tempo in advance as the caller described that
the animal was critical. We lifted the horse and loaded it into the tempo with
the help of the locals and our team and left to reach the hospital, the whole
rescue act was in the presence of the police officials” said Darshan Patel ,
who leaded the rescue team.
The animal was safely taken to SPCA and was admitted there
for further care and treatment. “We are sure that the owner will not turn up as
the animal is ill and thus abandoned so as to escape from taking care and
treatment of the horse. It’s a Male horse with few external injuries and major
internal injuries and thus is not able to balance its body. We will be treating
the horse and taking its proper care in our animal shelter” said Colonel Khanna
the head of SPCA.
“We will be following up with the case and try to find the
owner and approach right authorities to take legal actions for such an act of
cruelty” said Patel. “The horse is in a
miserable condition and its treatment has started. It is suffering from severe
joint disorder and there are less chances of its recovery due to old age. We
will be treating the horse with the best of medications and care” said
Dr.Lokhande who has taken charge of the treatment and well being of the horse.
According to the latest surveys we came across the facts that more than 80 percent of the horse owners in Mumbai are illegal and do not have official permit to keep them within the city limits, we strongly criticize the vigilance of the concerned authorities and expect strong actions against the cruel owners of such animals.
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