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One of Malaga’s last remaining horses, a carriage horse, was saved from certain death by a brave animal rights activist.
Anne Blitz, from France, said she is ‘very excited’ but admitted that it was a ‘hard decision’ to spend a large sum of money in order to save the animal.
Her Association Burrito y Caballo LibreTwo of the carriage horses have already been purchased by. She bought one with the help from the group and another was given to her by a close friend.
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The pair is expected to arrive within the next couple of days. A Better Life for HorsesBlitz covered the transport costs for Dane Signe.
Anne’s horse is one of 60 horses that have been left unused since Malaga City Council banned horse-drawn wagons in the city last week.
Since the ban, animal sanctuaries are scrambling to find new homes for the animals. Frossle and Concordia are leading a coordinated effort to rescue the animals. Todos los Caballos del MundoAlready,, has secured 12.
The majority of animals found new homes. However, two young horses are still unclaimed. Both are at a prime age of five years and come with what Frossle described as a ‘very expensive’ price tag of €6,000 for the pair.
Due to the high cost of the remaining Malaga horses, it is almost impossible to guarantee their future. This has fueled fears that the horses could be sold and sent to other cities like Sevilla to work as tourist carriages.
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Blitz is appealing to the public now for help so that the two remaining horses are not subjected the same fate.
Her activism goes beyond horses. The French campaigner has long fought for the welfare of Mijas’ working donkeys, organising protests and calling for boycotts of the town’s controversial ‘donkey taxi’ service, which has faced repeated accusations of animal abuse.
She wants the service replaced with other forms of transport and insists that ‘in this day and age, animal abuse cannot continue and we cannot accept it’.
She is focusing her attention on two horses left in Malaga, whose fates are still in doubt, while campaigners and animal sanctuaries try to raise funds before it’s too late.
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