Overview
- At least three men identified by neighbors as third-party contract workers assaulted the animal inside the Lares gated community in Canning, Buenos Aires Province.
- Videos show the attackers striking the capybara with a metal rod and trying to choke it with a rope for several minutes as bystanders pleaded for them to stop.
- A municipal veterinarian anesthetized and removed the animal, reporting unconsciousness and a severe cranial wound with very limited chances of survival.
- The Municipality of Ezeiza confirmed it opened proceedings for animal cruelty under Law 14.346 and that the investigation remains active.
- The Lares administration barred the implicated workers from entering and is weighing an independent legal complaint as residents and protection groups press for strict sanctions.