Posted on 06/21/2016 1:34:05 PM PDT by ColdOne
Amazon jaguar shot dead at Olympic torch ceremony [Reuters] Reuters June 21, 2016 Brazilian physiotherapist Igor Simoes Andrade poses for picture next to jaguar Juma as he takes part in the Olympic Flame torch relay in Manaus View photos Brazilian physiotherapist Igor Simoes Andrade poses for picture next to jaguar Juma as he takes part in the Olympic Flame torch relay in Manaus, Brazil, June 20, 2016. Picture taken June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Marcio Melo
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - 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 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.
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Was his name Cecil?
We made a mistake? OMG. I don’t think I have seen any official say this out loud in my life! He is looking for a new job, wanna bet?
THese Brazil 2016 Olympics are going to end up being the most screwed up in history . Mark my words
Tragic case of translation error. The organizers were shouting in Spanish but the jaguar, being from the Amazon, only understood Portuguese!
Sad for the one that was shot, of course, but the damage to the species is underwhelming.
At least they’re off to a good start. Idiots!
Yep.....going to be a real screwed up event.
Never work with animals or children - W.C. Fields.
I won't take that bet. You're going to be right. They're already a disaster with athletes getting robbed at gunpoint on their way to practice.
Ya, we want to know his name, and was he “beloved” as Cecil the lion was????
I think it’s so funny how the media pushed the Cecil the lion story. They said how he was a beloved symbol of wildlife in Zimbabwe. But afterwards, in talking to people there, Zimbabweans had never heard of Cecil, he was not any sort of symbol or mascot for anything. And people there could not understand the angst about a lion being killed.
Sounds like a bad omen to me.
What a (continuing) clusterf**k. The cat had a heavy harness on it, connected to several stout chains. The “handlers” must’ve all been asleep.
These 2016 Olympics would have been in Chicago, if Obama had gotten his way. Just some trivia.
I hope and pray the Rio Olympics do not become a disaster. Time will tell.
Poor kitty :(
can anyone day PGA = Mex City ?.....
These Brazilian Olympics are gonna be really weird, just watch.
I have a really bad feeling about these games. There is going to most certainly going to be some terrorist or another targeting this, there’s zika, bacterial infections from the water, political turmoil, economic problems...
“THese Brazil 2016 Olympics are going to end up being the most screwed up in history . “
Yep-—almost as bad as the Munich tragedy.
This poor animal is an omen of things to come.
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