The Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere has sentenced to one year in prison for killing animals the former coachman who worked at the horse-drawn service of the Royal Palace of Caserta, tried for causing the death of the horse Found Goal Pag on 12 August 2020. The judge recognized the responsibility of the woman, guilty of having denied the horse rest and essential care during his “work” under the relentless sun of that summer day. The absence of watering and excessive effort led the horse to suffer a profound state of dehydration, culminating in fatal heatstroke and in the cardio-circulatory arrest that led to his death. The animal, it was discovered in the following days, was not authorized for that type of transport. After his death the management of the Palace suspended the wheelchair service.
“We are satisfied with the conviction, but we cannot forget the pain and suffering of Found Goal Pag,” he declares Nadia Zurlo, LAV Equid Area Manager. «His death represents a tragic testimony of the cruelty inflicted on non-human animals in the name of profit and indifference. We will continue to fight so that no other animal should suffer a similar fate and for a world in which every creature can live free from exploitation and violence.”
