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Brazilian jaguar's killing prompts calls for curbs on use of wild animals
Brazilian jaguar's killing prompts calls for curbs on use of wild animals
Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro
Wednesday 22 June 2016 13.41 EDT
Animal welfare groups in Brazil have called for restrictions on the showcasing of once-wild animals following the lethal shooting of a jaguar that escaped its handlers after an Olympic torch ceremony in the Brazilian Amazon.
The 17-year-old female – which had been given the name Juma – was killed at a zoo in Manaus attached to a military training centre where the Olympic event took place.
The jungle cat – which is on the list of near-threatened species – was supposed to have been tranquillised, but freed itself from its shackles and approached a soldier who killed it with a single shot.
The military – which operates the zoo where Juma was kept – said the killing was necessary to protect the team that was trying to recapture her.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/22/jaguar-brazil-killing-animal-welfare-groups-olympic