Overview
- Video shows a utility worker dropping a sloth from roughly seven meters and municipal guards throwing it during a rescue on October 26 in Tocache, San Martín.
- The Provincial Corporate Prosecutor’s Office in Tocache opened a preliminary investigation for abandonment and acts of cruelty.
- Prosecutor Guamner Medina Herrera requested worker rosters, witness statements, the animal’s medical status, and a technical report from the local forest and wildlife unit.
- SERFOR condemned the handling, notified regional authorities to pursue administrative measures, urged coordination with police, and pledged monitoring and technical support.
- The municipality launched an internal inquiry, the sloth’s condition has not been disclosed, and animal groups are calling for sanctions and mandatory training for local responders.