The footage sparked outrage online
A nightclub in Florida has been shut down after a video of a woman riding a horse onto the dance floor was posted online.
Footage on social media shows the woman, wearing only lingerie, bringing the animal into the crowded Mokai Lounge club in Miami Beach.
Clubbers screamed in shock when the horse, visibly distressed by the environment, grew aggravated and threw the rider off its back.
WATCH: Mokai Lounge in Miami Beach under fire after video surfaced of a horse inside the nightclub pic.twitter.com/C7Saz3q20a
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) March 9, 2018
Authorities were then alerted and the club was quickly shut down.
The City of Miami says it's revoked Mokai Lounge’s license with immediate effect.
As we continue our investigation alongside @MiamiBeachPD & our Code Compliance Dept we have revoked Mokai’s business license. Read more: https://t.co/co9mSUAKhA https://t.co/K5t4giyebL
— City of Miami Beach (@MiamiBeachNews) March 9, 2018
Miami Beach Police revealed that animal safety experts have located the horse and that it's been deemed to be healthy and safe.
UPDATE: Miami Beach PD detectives along with @MiamiDadePD ’s animal experts have located the horse that was at Mokai. The horse has been inspected and deemed to be healthy and safe by Miami Dade PD.
Our investigation continues. https://t.co/pCI5TZ9sww— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 10, 2018
The club’s owner claims he did not know of the incident and says the person responsible for the stunt has been disciplined.
