{
  "id": 718988,
  "title": "Hot weather forces police to think of transferring their horses to cooler climes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/hot-weather-forces-police-to-think-of-transferring-their-horses-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/hot-weather-forces-police-to-think-of-transferring-their-horses-to-cooler-climes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "by Norman Palihawadane ✍️ The Police Mounted Division in Pettah is prepared to relocate its horses to Nuwara Eliya, or Kandy, if the prevailing high temperatures intensify, police have said. All 18 horses, currently attached to the Division, are in good health, despite the rising heat. Police have taken additional measures to protect the animals from the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}