Rio Adopts Animal-Shot Protocol After Dog Hit During City’s Deadliest Police Operation

Overview

• City officials say every animal gunshot case will be recorded and referred to police to open an investigation.
• Municipal veterinary hospitals reported seven animals treated for gunshot injuries in October.
• Scooby was struck in the lower back at his home in Olaria during the Oct. 28 raids and underwent surgery at the São Francisco de Assis municipal hospital before being discharged for continued monitoring.
• The joint Civil and Military Police operation targeting the Comando Vermelho in the Penha and Alemão complexes deployed 2,500 officers, left more than 60 dead, arrested 81 people, and seized 93 rifles, according to authorities.
• The dog’s owner said the family waited for a lull in gunfire to seek help and described bullet holes in their home and emotional distress to an eight-year-old child.