Animal rights activists protest animal exploitation in Palma: "We don't want horse carriages."

PalmThe animal rights party Progreso en Verde and the Satya Animal organization demonstrated this Saturday in Palma to protest against the exploitation suffered by horses in the City galleysThey also criticized the City Council's "permissiveness" with regard to violations committed by truck drivers.

The demonstration began at 7 p.m. in the Plaza de la Puerta de Santa Caterina and continued along Paseo de Mallorca, Carrer de Jaume III, El Born, and Carrer del Conquistador until reaching Plaza de Cort. According to the organizers, around 200 people participated. The rally passed off without incident and aimed to demonstrate the "rejection that citizens feel toward the exploitation of horses."

With slogans such as "Mallorca does not want horse galleys," "Enough animal abuse," and "Calesser pulls the cart", among others, the participants have walked through the streets of the center of Palma to Cort.

The president of Progreso en Verde, Guillermo Amengual, has lamented the "inaction" of the municipal government team and the "preferential treatment" that, in his opinion, the PP maintains with some horse carriage drivers who should not have licenses for having committed serious violations of regulations and animal protection laws.

"It is regrettable that the PP decides to perpetuate the suffering of horse carriages knowing everything that is happening," Amengual insisted. He denounced the existence of horses in "poor condition" that do not pass veterinary inspections, "horse carriage drivers who carry more passengers than permitted," and "stables of horrors," among other irregularities.

"What's the point of the City Council unanimously approving the elimination of the horse-drawn carriage service if they don't comply with it? What's the point of laws and ordinances if they're not enforced?" Amengual asked rhetorically.