City of Salzburg: More than 13,000 signatures against Fiaker
Sometimes the topic comes up in midsummer: animal rights activists have been calling for a ban on carriage for many years. Especially when it is very hot, they locate animal suffering. Now the Verein gegen Tierfabriken (VGT) has started a new attempt to end the Fiaker in the city of Salzburg.
A petition would already include more than 13,000 supporters, the association informed in a broadcast. Would you horses spend their day grazing for around 16 hours while moving slowly. “Your entire musculoskeletal system is designed for this. In the city, YOU cannot live out your natural needs,” they say. In front of the carriage, the animals would have no self-determination, is further criticized. In addition, there is the heat load in summer. The former official veterinarian Rudolf Winkelmayer would confirm that.
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Cities like Barcelona would show that, rickshaw, Segway or Hop On Hop Off bus – Salzburg can also be explored in an animal-friendly way. “
Georg Prinz from the VGT demands: “A city is not a living space for a horse that the Salzburg municipal council should finally see and end the suffering of the horses.