Avon and Somerset Police apologises for causing distress.
Police horse Brutus would have been renamed after one of the six pioneers of the Bristol Bus Boycott
Chief Inspector Victoria Hayward Melen said the force was "truly sorry" for any distress caused was which was "wholly unintentional"."Our intention had been to honour the pioneers' achievements and be part of Bristol's 60th anniversary celebrations marking this momentous civil rights moment," she said.
She said officers will continue conversations with communities "which is so important as we work towards becoming an anti-racist police service".
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