Royal Palace of Caserta, a horse of the carriage transport dies: terrible episode

A horse used to transport gigs for tourists died this morning at the Royal Palace of Caserta. The animal died while performing its service: according to some tourists who were at the site at the time of the incident, the horse suddenly collapsed to the ground, probably due to intense heat and fatigue.

The museum’s management merely issued a note in the afternoon: “This morning,” the statement read, “one of the horses of the hippotrained carriage service, operated under concession by the Tnt company, died. The competent bodies are carrying out in these hours all the verifications that the case requires. The Management of the Royal Palace of Caserta expresses its deep sorrow for the incident.”

Meanwhile, outrage is deep, not only among social users who condemn the episode. Among the first to comment on the incident is the Greens’ regional councilor Francesco Emilio Borrelli, who speaks of a "terrible episode.“ ”We have been denouncing this exploitation of horses for a long time,“ Borrelli said, ”which obviously does not only take place inside the Royal Palace of Caserta. It is a barbaric and shameful way of using animals. We live in a highly technological age, and to think of using these poor animals for human transportation, instead of modern zero-impact means, is something anachronistic, surreal and selfish. If we humans suffer a lot from the heat these days imagine what horses forced to pull carriages loaded with people under the scorching sun might feel. We will sue the carriage operator who endangered the life of this animal. We ask the municipal police that there where the ordinance is in force that prohibits the movement of horses above certain temperatures and during the hottest hours of the day as in Naples to enforce it while where it has not yet been provided for it must be put in place, valid for both streets and parks and historical monuments. We will be vigilant with our volunteers to prevent these poor animals from being circulated in critical weather conditions."

Words of condemnation also come from theEnte Nazionale Protezione Animali (ENPA): “Yet another senseless death for business, for the sake of entertaining tourists and maybe taking a selfie,” reads a note from the organization’s national vice president, Massimo Pigoni. “A horse that was pulling a botticella intended for tourists in the Royal Palace of Caserta died this morning, probably due to the scorching heat. The Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali, which has always been committed to opposing this senseless commodity perpetrated against enslaved horses, will do everything necessary through its law firm so that the perpetrators of this havoc pay for their actions. It is absurd that in this day and age animals are still being used for these purposes, activities that are no longer acceptable even in light of the now accredited scientific and ethological knowledge, which proves without a shadow of a doubt that animals suffer and suffer just as we do. Enpa will fight this battle of civilization with all the means at its disposal. In a civilized country, the botticelle should disappear immediately and forever.”

In the same vein is the Honorable Michela Vittoria Brambilla of Forza Italia, who as president of the Italian League for the Defense of Animals and the Environment is very active on the animal rights front: “How many more tragedies like the one that happened today in Caserta,” Brambilla wonders, “is there still needed for the government and the majority to finally decide, as I have been writing for years in my bills, to ban animal-drawn public square and non-scheduled public transport services?”. He adds, “It is simply absurd, and unacceptable, that at the dawn of the 21st century we still use horses to escort tourists, and what’s more, that we do not even take into account the scorching climate of midsummer days. Neither the government, nor the majority, nor the mayors, starting with the one in Rome, give a damn if horses continue to suffer on the streets and cobblestones of our historic centers and, as we can see, even in the parks. It’s a national disgrace, and those who should act stand by and watch.”

The association Do You Recognize Me? I am a cultural heritage professional has intervened on the issue: “That this has happened in the very park of the Reggia,” the activists write, “hurts even more. Yes, because cultural institutions have, must have, a social role, dedicating themselves to civic engagement and the growth of the society around them. The Direction of the Reggia should waste no more time and make a necessary gesture: immediately prohibit, in the territory under its jurisdiction, such practices that no longer have any reason to exist.”

Royal Palace of Caserta, a horse of the carriage transport dies: terrible episode

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