Injured horse is abandoned in the Cremação neighborhood, in Belém An injured and abandoned horse had been awaiting rescue for two days in the Cremação neighborhood, in Belém, until this Tuesday (14). The animal was found by a resident, who took it in and contacted the agencies responsible for animal protection, but, according to her, no assistance had been provided until the publication of this report. In a note, Belém City Hall informed, through the Municipal Secretariat for Animal Protection and Defense (Sepda), that a team will check the horse's situation and organize a place to shelter it. The municipal administration also informed that it does not know whether other environmental agencies were called to respond to the incident and advised that cases of mistreatment and abandonment of animals be reported anonymously by Hotline Denúncia, on telephone number 181. Since January this year, Municipal Law No. 9,728/2021 has been in force in Belém, which prohibits the circulation of carts and other animal-drawn vehicles in urban areas of the capital. The legislation provides for the definitive closure of the practice after a transition period of five years and aims to protect equines against abuse and exhaustive exploitation, in addition to establishing alternative work and income programs for drivers. g1 also requested a position from the State Secretariat for Public Security and Social Defense (Segup) regarding reports from residents that complaints were registered by the Integrated Operations Center (Ciop). Until the last update of this report, there was no response. The Civil Police were also contacted to inform whether they were investigating the case of mistreatment, but had not commented until the publication of this report. ? Follow the g1 Pará channel on WhatsApp VIDEOS: see all the news from Pará Read more state news on g1 Pará