Overview
- Officials reported 183 dogs at the Galeana site with 13 hospitalized, explained a color-collar identification system, and stressed the facility is a temporary refuge.
- City authorities canceled a planned visit by Refugio Franciscano after saying the group issued a misleading communiqué, but later allowed a tour of the Ajusco site where the director noted the dogs appeared well cared for.
- The mayor of Cuajimalpa and the city government said no real estate project will be authorized on the refuge property, and a civil court lifted a suspension tied to an earlier eviction dispute, leaving possession with the Haghenbeck foundation.
- Legislators and officials said an adoption protocol will roll out in the coming days and announced a mass adoption effort, as Congress prepares to receive a shelter-regulation bill around January 19–20.
- The government accused opposition-aligned groups of funding a negative campaign about the rescue, while the criminal investigation into alleged mistreatment that prompted the January 7 seizure of about 936 animals remains active.