Stray horse attacks people in Coimbatore; captured and shifted to zoo

Coimbatore Municipal Corp. captures stray horse from Podanur after complaints of it attacking people and disturbing traffic. Horse is healthy and kept in enclosure at zoo. Residents complained of horse chasing people and unpredictable movement causing concern for motorists.

The Coimbatore Municipal Corporation has captured a stray horse from Podanur following complaints that it was attacking people and causing disturbance to vehicular traffic. The male horse was later shifted to the Corporation Zoo.

Zoo director S. Saravanan said the civic body received complaints about the horse after it allegedly bit residents of Thirumarai Nagar at Podanur. The residents complained that the horse wandered along roads in the locality and chased people. The unpredictable movement of the horse was a concern for motorists.

“The horse was captured with the help of trained persons on Wednesday and brought to the zoo in the animal rescue vehicle. We are not sure whether the animal was abandoned by its owner or it escaped from the owner’s custody,” said Dr. Saravanan.

According to him, the horse, aged around four years, is healthy and it does not have injuries. Since the horse is alleged to have a history of attacking people, it has been kept in an enclosure at the zoo.