Famous French actress Brigitte Bardot, who is now also famous for being an animal rights activist, has written to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to complain about animal welfare in Malta.
"Although the island of Malta seems to a paradise for humans, it is hell for animals!", she said.
Bardot, as head of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, said she receives "letters from tourists shocked by lack of animal welfare, in particular by the abundance of horses left to their fate in a shocking state of decrepitude.
"This situation is probably due to the fact that the Maltese still eat horse meat, which seems to me a monstrous aberration in this era, since the horse, like the dog, is a life companion and not an edible product.
"I am asking you to take a stance on this issue that would be an example for the world: give the horse the status of a pet and not an animal raised for production. Sometimes politicians show courage and maybe you are one of them?
"Moreover, the proliferation of cats is an ordeal that must be abolished by decreeing a sterilisation campaign with the help of the veterinaries, as we do in France and in many other countries.
"Your magic island, which is so beautiful, must not be tarnished by the disastrous image of unhappy animals, forgotten and maltreated like objects to be thrown away.
"You have the power to make things change. I can only inform you about them. Politicians are capable of showing empathy. Prove it to me. It will be a miracle and I believe in miracles.
"Mr Prime Minister, I am placing my hope and trust in you."
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