In video | Senator took the “pet friendly” Congress very seriously and came to the Capitol on horseback

The senator Alirio Barrera, of the Democratic Center, the decision adopted by the presidency of Congress to allow the legislators they went with their pets to approve the laws. This Tuesday He arrived at the Capitol on a white horse.

On September 20, the president of the Senate, Roy Barreras, authorized that the Capitol became a pet-friendly place. At that time it dictated that the rules for taking pets was that they had a current vaccination card, grooming kit, collar with identification of the owner’s data and that they be “always accompanied and wear a muzzle and leash according to the breed”.

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Indeed, the ex-governor of Casanare made his entrance to the congress through Plaza Núñez mounted on his white horse. Alirio Barrera had assured that this is his favorite animal and insisted to the media that he did not know if they would let him enter the enclosure.

“My pet is my horse. Today they intend, with more than 19 projects, to eliminate any activity that requires animals for its development. This is not fair because it is a means of transportation, it is cargo transportation, they take children to school on horseback. To put an end to the cavalcades, the coleus is to put an end to the countryside and the Llano. We are going to fight at all times, complying with the protocols of the Senate,” Barrera told the media.

The senator – who was a presidential candidate for Uribe in the last elections – arrived at the Capitol accompanied by a man who He carried the grooming items in case the horse needed to relieve itself in the enclosure.

“Give likes and screen to bring animals to the congress. It’s nothing serious and ridiculous. There is no nursery or garden for the children of employees and congressmen, but there is this, ”said Senator Angélica Lozano once she saw Alirio Barrera’s entrance on horseback.