A galley horse collapses in Palma and tourists don't get off.

PalmProgreso en Verde issued a statement denouncing that the horse pulling a carriage in Palma collapsed due to the weather conditions and the excessive effort they were forced to make, and the five tourists traveling there "didn't even deign to get off the carriage, despite seeing the horse lying on the ground."

According to reports, the driver was in shock and didn't know how to react, and made the horse get up. "He claimed that it had skidded and fallen, that nothing was wrong with it, but the animal remained on the ground for several minutes without moving," they reported.

Faced with this incident, the animal rights association expressed "utmost indignation." "The horses are completely exhausted after the exploitation of the last few summer months and don't even have the strength to stand," it lamented, and criticized the inaction on the part of Palma City Council, despite having received numerous complaints. In this regard, it emphasized that during these months, malnourished and lame horses have been detected that "continued to work without any type of control or restriction," and that the Cort (City) has done nothing in the area of animal protection while the drivers of the carriages continually flout regulations. "In any other city in Europe where the situation like Palma is, the irresponsibility regarding animal welfare would have cost more than one politician their seat, but in Palma, everything is permitted," they stated.

On the other hand, they have also reported that the horse-drawn carriage drivers threaten the people who record the videos and report the incidents. "They tell them they know where they work or where they live in a threatening tone," they harshly criticized.

However, Guillermo Amengual, president of Progreso en Verde, accuses the PP of paying homage to the horse-drawn carriage drivers and ignoring their continued violations. Specifically, he has stated that this summer alone, five horse-drawn carriage drivers have been caught violating the driving ban with warnings for high temperatures, lame and malnourished horses, and dozens of reports have been filed for parking in places where it is not permitted, horses not registered at all..., stables in poor condition. Amengual, "there has been zero action by the City Council."