Posted on 06/21/2016 3:37:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers, an army statement said.
The jaguar was killed on Monday at a zoo attached to a military training center when a soldier fired a single pistol shot after the animal, despite being tranquilized, approached the soldier, the army said.
“We made a mistake in permitting the Olympic torch, a symbol of peace and unity, to be exhibited alongside a chained wild animal. This image goes against our beliefs and our values,” the local organizing committee Rio 2016 said in a statement, adding: "We guarantee that there will be no more such incidents at Rio 2016.”
A smiling yellow jaguar known as Ginga is the mascot of the Brazilian Olympic team.
The shooting caused uproar among animal rights groups, which questioned why the animal was involved in the Olympic event.
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Brazilian Olympics sounds like a real cluster _ _ _ _ !
It could have been worse ... this Summer Olympics could have gone to Chicago
How is that worse? I’d rather see scum shot than a jaguar!
Cecil!
I’m sure the Olympics Committee is now thrilled they hitched their wagon to Brazil’s star.
Brazil in general by my experience is a real cluster fluck.
Not just a jaguar, a jaguar NAMED GINGA!
My grief is already beyond comprehension.
I have a feeling that Reo will make Sochie look as thought out as the Moon landing.
I read where the swimmers all have to get a battery of shots because the water the ocean swimmers will be in is full of fecal matter.
An elevated pedestrian bridge built for the event collapsed several weeks back killing 2 cyclists.
Who knows what we aren’t hearing about...
So what was his name? Was he a beloved animal as Cecil the lion allegedly was? Was it a crime against humanity to shoot him, as liberals seemed to think the demise of Cecil was???
A harbinger of things to come.
They are happy with the bribes they got. Also, just why did they kill the olympic’s mascot today? What a sick joke.
Why did he have to shoot? Couldn’t he have just called 911? Or maybe, he could have just winged him?
This is not a good beginning. You would expect for Brazil to know how to handle the big cats without killing them dead.
“All this for a Flag (with mass unemployment and with an impeached presidente)?
Thanks for reminding me. My Christianity gets the best of me sometimes and I forget about things like bribes and underhandedness and treason.
Hoping no one shoots Gary the Gopher next week. The pain would be too much.
This wasn’t Ginga. This war Juma. :)
Knowing how the general public responded to Cecil the Lion and the baby-grabbing gorilla, this is probably going to sink the already-struggling olympics in rio.
- Drive-by triathlete
- Running from the cops 200 m dash
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