2021-01-20 13:05:39 GMT2021-01-20 21:05:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SANAA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) Hassan Mahdi, a keeper at an equestrian club in Yemen s Sanaa, covered one of his horses with a piece of faded and rugged plastic cloth. This horse died Wednesday at dawn, Mahdi said. Hunger and illness killed it.
The boney animal drew its last breath with Mahdi watching by its side. But there was nothing Mahdi could do.
Horses in the equestrian club are the Yemeni Arabian horses, one of the world s finest and oldest breeds. They are well-known for their good temper, intelligence and can endure long-range traveling. But now, they cannot outrun starvation.