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Horse-Drawn Carriage AccidentsHorse's Death May Have Been Caused By Age
From Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages
November 2012By Dana Smith, TribuneMedia.net
�It was just so disturbing looking at that horse,� she said. �It�s a poor reflection on our society because that horse looked hungry, it looked starved and we need to do better.
Veterinarian Kwesi Smith said poor health may not have played a factor in the death of a surrey horse who collapsed in downtown Nassau on Tuesday.
Speaking yesterday, Dr Smith said although its still too early to determine a definitive cause and blood tests are still pending, the death might have been caused by the age of the animal.
The 22-year-old female horse, named Bloody Mary, was drawing a yellow and blue surrey near the corner of Dowdeswell and Christie Streets when it collapsed.
Witnesses at the scene said tourists were in the carriage and that after the horse�s collapse, the animal was tied to the back of a truck and dragged out of the street � reportedly at the insistence of the police.
One woman, who asked to remain anonymous, called the scene �disturbing� and called for an investigation into the working conditions for horses.
�It was just so disturbing looking at that horse,� she said. �It�s a poor reflection on our society because that horse looked hungry, it looked starved and we need to do better.
�Those guys downtown need to be investigated. We need to shed the light on that.�
President of the Bahamas Humane Society, Kim Aranha, also weighed in on the horse�s death and hinted that the incident could be related to alleged poor working conditions for carriage horses.
�We have been trying to improve the conditions that these poor animals work in, for years,� she said. �The conditions are appalling.�
She added the Bahamas Humane Society is �unequivocally opposed� to surrey horses, stating: �This is 2012 and there is no place for horse driven carriages in the city of Nassau.�
She also revealed the Humane Society gets frequent emails and phone calls from tourists who are �upset� about the working conditions for the animals.
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