Overview
- Refugio Franciscano personnel reported being denied entry to the three government-run holding sites despite an accord allowing visits, prompting a blockade on Avenida 608 near Metro Bosque de Aragón.
- City officials maintain the 936 seized animals are under temporary care at Utopía Hermanos Galeana, an Ajusco facility and the Animal Surveillance Brigade, with about 170 dogs at Utopía slated to move to the Brigade on January 23 to start adoption processing.
- Congress leaders pledged open dialogue with shelters and animal groups, the Animal Welfare Commission will tour the holding sites starting January 15, and lawmakers expect to receive Mayor Clara Brugada’s shelter-regulation proposal between January 19 and 20.
- Authorities say the January 7 operation found severe overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and lack of veterinary care, with official counts documenting 936 animals and 798 showing signs consistent with neglect or cruelty.
- The city accuses right-wing actors and the so-called black bloc of politicizing the case, while activists continue to demand unfettered access and transparency after earlier reports that more than 180 dogs were kept in carriers for days at Deportivo Galeana.