Overview

• State authorities executed a raid at the municipal facility, ordered its administrative closure and opened a multiagency investigation led by the Fiscalía with support from Fuerza Civil and environmental regulators.
• Officials reported transferring 34 dogs and cats to the Centro Estatal de Atención Animal, noting veterinary tests found multiple infectious diseases and some cases of malnutrition.
• Activists allege roughly 70 dogs were irregularly killed, a claim the mayor Jesús Nava rejects as false while asserting the animals are alive, creating a dispute that remains under investigation.
• A march on September 15 was blocked and dispersed by municipal police using barriers and tear gas, with witnesses reporting injuries and authorities confirming four detentions on related offenses.
• Musical groups El Plan and La Morocha canceled Independence Day performances in solidarity with protesters, and state officials began preparing the 34 rescued animals for adoption.