In some zoos in Japan, staff members perform regular security drills to practice their response to a large animal escape by using costumed zookeepers as the fugitive animals. Individuals in furry costumes or pairs in full-size mockups of larger animals run through zoo property, sometimes inflicting mock injuries, as fellow zookeepers work to surround, subdue, and recapture them. As you can see from the pictures below, it looks hilarious!
Where is PETA when you need them!? Or was it FIFA? I get confused.
I am moving to Japan if there are applications open. For any of the runaway animals.
Sadly, two of the impersonators had to be put down.
Guess the Japanese can’t do ANYTHING without making it so “cute” you want to barf.
End the discrimination against Furries!
Poor Tigger…was just trying to score Pooh some hunny!
ok the drill is over. jimmy, get up, jimmy? danngit… not again. steve, put the hire sign up. jim, get the truck and bags