What will happen to the animals after the horse-drawn carriage licenses are revoked in Malaga?

One of the major concerns remaining on the table after the revocation of the 25 active horse-drawn carriage licenses is... what will happen to the animals. The Malaga City Council has compensated each license holder with 125,380.48 euros and has given them one month to vacate the Teatinos stables, but the fate of the horses is still up in the air.

Unless there are changes, the future of each animal will be the exclusive decision of their owners. Many have begun looking for buyers for both the animals and the carriages, as well as other gear they have in the stables. However, they advance that it is not an easy task because the animals are domesticated and accustomed to performing only this job.

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Another possibility, albeit more complicated, is that the animals could be transferred to other cities where this service is still offered. In the province, it still operates in Marbella, Fuengirola, and Mijas, and in the rest of Andalusia, it can be found in major cities like Seville or Cordoba.

The last possibility, and one that nobody is willing to accept, is the euthanasia of the animals. Some coachmen acknowledge that many of them are old and that their upkeep is costly, making it unviable to take them to a riding school where rent, food, and veterinary services must be paid for. "They talk about animal welfare but they are leading all the animals to slaughter," some professionals complain.

For all these reasons, they point out that the best solution would be for the Malaga City Council to allow them more time in the stables or even to take over the maintenance of the animals for the remainder of their lives. "We must not forget that we have been compensated for the rescue of the licenses, not for the maintenance of the animals and the equipment," they conclude.