Zeenat Aman asks for ban on horse-drawn carriages

Updated On: 25 July, 2012 07:24 AM IST | | IANS

Yesteryear's glamour girl Zeenat Aman has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) calling for a total ban on horse-drawn carriages within the city

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The 60-year-old has joined hands with animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to fight for the cause.u00a0While several people enjoy horse-driven carriage rides in the Marine Drive area of the metropolis, Aman wrote: "Both tourists and locals are saddened and appalled by the plight of these horses. These gentle animals are often malnourished, injured and ill yet are forced to haul carriage loads heavier than their bone-thin bodies can bear."

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