After Animal Friends Croatia urged Ministers Božinović and Dabro to abandon the idea of establishing a mounted police unit, they also wrote to Prime Minister Plenković seeking his help to halt the initiative. They emphasized that experiences with mounted police in other countries show not only significant budgetary impacts but also concerns over serious violations of animal welfare and risks to the safety of horses, riders, and the public. Frequent incidents, including injuries and fatalities, are reported, such as the death of a police horse during a football match intervention in England in 2018. Numerous cases of injuries during the use of horses in policing demonstrate that the risks to both horses and human safety are too great and unjustifiable.