Overview

• In San José Iturbide’s Prados del Rosario, neighbors documented at least 20 dogs and cats dead, with images showing bodies in streets and a yellow residue on some muzzles next to a bowl of milk.
• The Guanajuato state prosecutor opened an investigation after municipal police said they secured the alleged instrument used, and the local government moved to file a complaint with the Public Ministry.
• Governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo condemned the killings, demanding justice and directing state authorities to track the case until sanctions are imposed.
• In Joltsemen, San Juan Chamula, residents reported roughly 60 dogs poisoned and called for intervention by authorities and animal-rights advocates.
• The municipal ecology chief in San José Iturbide said neighbors had previously warned of poisoning threats during a meeting on dog overpopulation, while no arrests or identification of a toxic agent have been announced.