US EditionEight People Arrested in Brazil for ‘Brutal’ Attack on Capybara
Eight suspects, including two minors, were arrested after security footage showed them beating a 65-kg capybara, which is now recovering at a wildlife care center.
- Rio de Janeiro police arrested eight people, including two minors, for brutally beating a 65-kilogram capybara with sticks and iron bars.
- The capybara, a semi-aquatic rodent native to South America, has gained popularity online and was taken to a wildlife care center with head trauma and injuries.
- A police commissioner called the attack 'a brutal crime that shocks society' and 'an act of extreme cruelty toward a creature that posed absolutely no threat.
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Six adults and two teenagers were arrested for attacking a capital on the Governor Island in Rio de Janeiro. The attack took place on Saturday.
The assailants, including two minors, were identified through video surveillance footage and arrested a few hours after the incident.
A capibara was attacked on the Governor's Island in Rio de Janeiro. The animal evolves favourably after receiving veterinary care. However, its condition remains delicate and the next few hours are decisive for its recovery.The veterinarian of the Wildlife Recovery Center (Cras) of Estacio Vargem Pequena, Bosson Pires, reported that the animal arrived with head trauma, swelling in the head and nasal bleeding.Because of its condition, it required…
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