A nightclub in Miami has been shut down after a woman rode on a horse into it. The shocking incident happened between Wednesday evening and the early morning hours of Thursday at the Mokai Lounge in the city of Miami Beach. A woman in a bikini came riding on a horse shocking revelers inside. Videos of the incident started circulating on social media after people at the club who recorded the commotion posted them online.
One of the videos shows a man trying to pull the horse into the club as a man and woman ride on top of it. Another video shows the woman sitting on the horse amid the crowd of people. A third video shows the horse shaking off the woman from its top and walking out as the crowd cheers. The videos resulted in an outrage on social media with talks on animal rights and cruelty.
Here are videos of the woman riding on a horse inside the club:
On Friday, The Miami Beach Police tweeted that authorities had found the horse seen in the video and that it was "deemed to be healthy and safe". The tweet also mentioned that investigation is underway. However, the club's license was later revoked. In a tweet, City of Miami Beach said, "As we continue our investigation alongside @MiamiBeachPD & our Code Compliance Dept we have revoked Mokai’s business license."
Here are the Miami Beach police's tweets:
Last night MBPD was made aware of this incident at Mokai. We are very concerned over the allegations. As such, we have launched a joint investigation with @MiamiBeachNews Code Enforcement. https://t.co/WsSaMqrHhh
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 9, 2018
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
City Miami Beach's tweet:
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
According to The HuffPost, Miami Beach spokeswoman Melissa Berthier said that the woman seen in the video "appeared to be an employee from the club, but that's still under investigation".
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