Overview

• The initial hearing on July 29–30 concluded with a judge deeming the arrest legal, formally charging Saúl Andrés “N” with animal cruelty and ordering preventive detention.
• He remains confined at the Centro de Reinserción Social (CERESO) in Nogales as the prosecutor’s office prepares for trial.
• Of the eight dogs that consumed the poisoned food on July 22, four died and four survived after owners rushed them to veterinary clinics.
• The Fiscalía General de Justicia de Sonora has emphasized a zero-tolerance policy toward animal abuse in pushing the case.
• Neighbors said the suspect targeted the dogs because their barking disturbed him, highlighting community noise tensions.