Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has launched an investigation into the sudden death of seven horses of the Police Mounted Division due to lack of proper food this year.
The minister has asked Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickramarate about the incident but it was reported that he was not aware of these incidents until the minister had questioned him.
Each horse has been brought to the Police Mounted Division at a cost of 35,000 USDs.
As soon as the information was received that seven horses had died from malnutrition, the minister has launched an investigation.
The minister has inquired about these deaths from SDIG Priyantha Weerasuriya who is responsible for supervising the welfare of the horses.
It has been revealed that the company that supplies horses’ feed has not provided proper feed.
It has also been reported that 23 healthy young horses have been transported to several special celebrations held in the recent past, but their health condition has not been considered whey they are being transported.
The investigations have revealed that the responsibility of monitoring the health of the horses lies with the veterinarian who also monitors the health of the police dogs and that the senior police officers have not paid special attention to the issue.
Meanwhile, it was reported that 38 horses have died in previous years.
