Bombay HC bans famous Victoria joyrides

June 08, 2015 17:31

In a victory to animal right activists, the Bombay high court has imposed a ban on the popular Victoria's or house-drawn carriages calling them illegal.

The court has given a year's time to phase out the carriages in Mumbai.The court has further directed the state to come up with a rehabilitation plan for the horses, its owners and riders.

The Victoria joyrides are a major attraction along Mumbai's Marine Drive.

The court was hearing a public interest litigation filrd by Animal and Birds Charitable Trust seeking a ban on Victrorias on city roads. The PIL claimed that overwork, malnutrition, and lack of proper care are the common owes plaguing the horses. The HC had earlier given the the BMC the go ahead to confiscate unfit and unlicensed horses, who would be handed over to NGOs like PETA for rehabilitation.

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