Overview
- Irajá, a dog in the Para-Pedro community in Irajá, was shot in the front left leg after residents said traffickers had marked the animal for death.
- Veterinarians at Hospital Jorge Vaitsman operated on Irajá, who is recovering and will be sent to a municipal shelter for adoption after discharge.
- Municipal animal-protection secretary Luiz Ramos Filho said shootings of animals have become frequent, occurring either during police-criminal confrontations or after targeting by local criminal groups.
- The Military Police stated there was no operation underway in Para-Pedro at the time Irajá was hit.
- Within the prior 24 hours, a dog named Nina was struck by a stray bullet during a confrontation and discharged after surgery, and an earlier case, Hércules, remains under city care after being shot in Batan.