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Hanover (dpa / lni) - The horses of the police squadron from Hanover are returning to their headquarters later than planned.
The renovation of the 150-year-old, listed stables in the state capital is taking longer than planned - and will also be more expensive, reported the "Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung" (Wednesday), citing the police headquarters.
This is due to unplanned construction work.
Originally, the renovation should be completed by the middle of the year, now the end of September will be targeted.
Among other things, the cast iron supports of the stables have been more affected than expected over the years, police spokesman Michael Bertram told the newspaper.
Instead of initially planned costs of 1.55 million euros, the budget must be adjusted "in the six-figure range".
The reasons are increased wages and material prices, and the great demand for craftsmen is also driving prices up.
The background to the renovation work in Hanover are changes in animal welfare.
So the boxes have to get bigger.
Police horses are used, for example, in demonstrations or football games, but also in daily police work.
They are specially trained so that they remain calm even when there are large crowds or popping noises.
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For the duration of the renovation work, the 31 service horses, the 35 police riders and the other employees have moved to the Celle State Stud.
Nevertheless, the cavalry squad continues to patrol Hanover every day - every day they go to the state capital by van.
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