Chochołowska Valley. Dramatic scenes took place in the Chochołowska Valley. Tourists witnessed one of the horses fall down and hit the road. Despite this, the coachman after a few minutes harnessed him to the carriage again to continue his course.
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Chochołowska Valley – Horse Drama
The incident occurred on July 8, 2020. “It was very sultry that day and although the cabman claims that the horse stumbled – it is difficult to accept such a version as credible. Horses endure heat and humidity very badly. The author of the film also saw blood dripping from the nose of the animal” – quotes can be read on ratujkonie.pl . The case was publicized by the Viva! Foundation.
After a few minutes, the horse was again harnessed to the cab and probably had to continue the course. “Two adults with two small children rode in the cab. When the horse was lying down – they did not even dismount for a long time. This attitude saddens us twice – even such great suffering did not cause that they gave up comfort for the good of the animal. They probably went on …” – can be read on the Facebook profile of ratujkonie.pl.
Viva Foundation! protests
Horses in the Chochołowska Valley do not have such a difficult route as those from the route to Morskie Oko, but dangerous situations still happen. Viva Foundation has been protesting against the exploitation of horse work in the Tatras for years!
“We have been saying for years that the Tatras are not a place for horses. Even on such a potentially easy route and even with such a small load, compared to that from Morskie Oko, horses working in adverse Tatra conditions are subject to dramatic accidents, such as the one we have just learned from tourists wandering the Chochołowska Valley” – Anna Plaszczyk, from the Viva Foundation!
“Understanding the mechanism of thermoregulation and stopping work in conditions of high temperature and humidity is the only effective way to ensure the well-being of horses working in the Tatras. But the people have been ignoring this for years because profits are more important to them than the welfare of animals” – added Anna Plaszczyk.
What is your opinion on this? Have you ever been on a carriage drawn by horses – be it in the mountains or in a big city (like Krakow, for example)? Have you ever thought of the conditions the horses are kept?
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