Horse collapses in 40C heat while pulling tourists as owner denies 'animal abuse'

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READ MORE: Mother accused of leaving girl, 1, who starved to death for 6 days to be with boyfriendPatricia Montero, who posted the clip on Twitter, wrote: "Palma next to the so-called Plaza de las Tortugas."This is how they use horses for people to take their respective stupid selfie while being transported very comfortably by horses at a high temperature in Spain!"Those people don't even get off the horse."A picture taken at a nearby notice board showed the temperature on Saturday (July 23) reached 40C.One eyewitness is asking for the worker to give the exhausted animal some water.According to local media Cuatro TV, Manuel Vargas, owner of the horse carriage business, defended that the heat wave had nothing to do with the incident and that his horse tripped and fell onto the ground.He explained on camera that there was a lady pushing a buggy while crossing the road and his horse supposedly stumbled and pushed the other horse, which then fell to the ground.He also claimed he had contacted the police but journalist Fabian Perez reached out to the police and clarified: "No law enforcement officer was at the scene, as Manuel says."Esther Contioso, vice president of animal rights group Green Progress, said the incident was an evidence of animal torture.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.She said: "They subject the horses to high temperatures, knowing how sensitive horses are."Most of the animals are injured or sick.