Animal cruelty reported in Mayabeque: "Horses under the sun while the owners rest in the shade."

Animal protector Yenney Caballero reported a new case of animal cruelty this Wednesday in San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, where horses used for pulling carts are forced to stay under the sun, loaded with heavy burdens, while their owners rest in the shade.

Caballero stated on Facebook that he was able to see with his own eyes the sad reality of these animals: while their caretakers take shelter in the shade, chatting and laughing, the horses remain under the sun, dry and emaciated, with their heads down, getting burned like slaves.

The animal protector noted that in the municipality there are many shaded areas that could serve as resting places for the horses that work hard and support entire families.

The gentleman requested information about the place or institution he should contact to discuss and find a solution to the problem facing the horses: “I just ask to be heard so that they can be moved to a shaded area.”

The fervent protector concluded her statement with a thought that serves as an ethic for her activism: "Animals deserve respect, they are living beings, and I am their voice."

This is not the first time that activists denounce this type of abuse on social media, which, however, takes on different nuances in other places.

In last July, Cuban animal protectors reported on social media that, by order of the police in Varadero, Matanzas province, horse-drawn carriages used by tourists had to wait in the sun until rented, in an area devoid of trees or roofs providing shade.

Miriam Romero Nasiff reported in the Facebook group "Animal Protection Society in Cuba" that the police ordered the carriage drivers to place the horses in an area under the intense sun, without roofs, trees, or awnings to provide shade.

“Why this? Where is the animal protection? This measure is quite cruel,” pointed out the activist, who clarified that the text of the complaint and the photos were sent by a friend.

The animal abuse incident generated outrage among activists, who shared the report on social media.

In June, several Cubans on social media expressed their outrage at the mistreatment of a horse in Villa Clara, which resulted in the animal's death.

Activist Yenney Caballero, a staunch defender of animals in Cuba, reported the incident on Facebook and urged the government to take urgent action to punish those responsible and amend the Animal Welfare Decree to impose harsher penalties.

Last year, Cuban animal rights activist Betty Batista confronted the abusive owner of a pony, seized the animal, and sheltered it inside her own house in Havana until the authorities arrived.

The woman, who is a rescuer, posted a video on her Facebook page where she confronted the animal's owners when they came to claim it and told them that she would only hand it over if they provided an official document so they could be located by the Police.