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PM_ME_YOUR_SAD_ROBOT t1_j9e56da wrote

Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: Animal control officer holding a Sloth that got lost. by J_Rath_905

why does the animal control guy wear a bulletproof vest? what animals out there have guns?

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AnnihilationOrchid t1_j9f20lt wrote

Poachers, they carry guns and often get into conflict with animal control/protection, in some places.

Edit: Just confirmed, someone else said that he's from Brazil (flag of Amazonas State, the IBAMA has a really hard time because they also are environmental police, and the Amazon is full of dangerous people (thousands of times worse than any animal threat).

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EarlGreyTea-Hawt t1_j9fjrua wrote

He posted a pic of the sloth napping in his grandpa's personal gym on Awwww, the pic here is his update photo he put in the comments after he called the environmental police to place the little fellow in a green reserve. All and all a very cute post with some interesting info on the environmental police in the threads.

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J_Rath_905 OP t1_j9hfs0y wrote

Thanks for the info on the follow up gonna have to check it out.

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deadmosco t1_j9ez7ad wrote

I'm not sure, but by his name (Henrique) and flag on the shoulder, I think it's from the Brazilian state of Amazonas. The Amazon Forrest from that state has recently been occupied by drug dealers, illegal miners, illegal fishers and hunters, illegal loggers, etc, which are usually heavily armed.

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stipo42 t1_j9ftrb3 wrote

Why is there a pipe bomb sitting there

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uwillnotgotospace t1_j9g1cvq wrote

Either sloths are much more aggressive than I thought, or that's a partial picture of a catch pole.

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Mestewart3 t1_j9ebmxc wrote

I mean, sloths for one. This guy lost two squad mates on this bust! Have a little compassion!

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RelativisticTowel t1_j9gqjuy wrote

He's not animal control, he's environmental police. They get shot at all the time raiding illegal logging and mining operations. They don't usually handle animals unless it's a raid on traffickers, they definitely aren't the ones showing up because you found a snake in your backyard.

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Envenger t1_j9elm2m wrote

Sloths could scratch, they have huge nails.

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Noirsnow t1_j9e6buv wrote

Ikr overdressed for the profession

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