Kolkata: Animal rights organisation Peta India filed an FIR at Maidan police stationafter the death of a mare found abandoned and recumbent at Brigade Parade ground on Thursday.The emaciated horse, suffering from dehydration, was unable to stand or move her hind limbs, and was determined by a veterinarian to have a spinal injury, seemingly caused by being hit on the back with a blunt object.Despite emergency treatment, the mare died. The incident occurred just days after an FIR was registered at Bhowanipore PS following a disturbing video on social media showing one of two horses hitched to a carriage collapsing on the road. The FIR was registered under sections of BNS and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960."This young mare died in agony because she was abused and left to die when she was most in need of care," says Peta India representative Chumki Dutta. "Horses continue to collapse, suffer severe injuries, and die in the heart of Kolkata for tourist rides. It's time for authorities to end th-is abusive practice and tra-nsition to electric vehicles."In 2024, at least eight horses were reported dead in Kolkata due to similar abuse and neglect, according to data gathered by Peta India and the Cape Foundation. Calcutta High Court had directed the state to develop a proposal for rehabilitating horse owners and providing them with an alternative livelihood to hauling tourists in carriages so that "dispensing with thehorse-drawn carriages as done in Mumbai can be considered and examined for its feasibility." Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes, messages, and quotes !