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Rain Gryphon ([personal profile] rain_gryphon) wrote2021-02-27 11:29 pm

Animals All!

Cuba, of all places, passes a law against animal cruelty. I am heartened.

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So, a few years back, three unfortunate Horses were discovered at the ruins of a villa just to the north of Pompeii. One was harnessed.

Now they've got the cart he was going to pull. It is very obviously a special, expensive ceremonial cart, with loads of decorations. I wonder what happened? Was he getting ready to pull the cart to a safe place in view of the ongoing eruption? Was there a wedding or special occasion that day, and they decided to go through with it regardless? Were the other two part of a troika who hadn't been harnessed yet, or were they going to carry outriders? Or, perhaps the situation was scarey enough that they brought along a little herd of stablemates for reassurance - Horses always feel safer with friends.

At any rate, interesting but sad.

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Instant Karma's Gonna Get Ya! Stabbed 'im right in the 'nads, too!

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[personal profile] moonhare 2021-02-28 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
“I wonder what happened?”

Maybe in their haste to escape they tried to grab the nearest means of transportation?