Stop cruel horse-drawn carriage rides: Jacqueline

Mumbai: On behalf of her friends at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, actress Jacqueline Fernandez has sent a letter to the Mumbai Municipal Commissioner, asking him to do everything he can to stop cruel horse-drawn carriage rides in the city.

The letter by the Bollywood star and former Miss Sri Lanka comes in the wake of a recent incident in which a horse collapsed after being forced to pull a heavy carriage near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, "an all-too-common occurrence among horses who are used for 'joy rides' in the city," a PETA release said.

"I have observed so many similar heartbreaking incidents, and I can't be a silent spectator to this abuse anymore", writes Fernandez.