Overview

• Profepa and specialist veterinarians determined Mina’s health is extremely delicate and authorized an airlift to Fundación Invictus in Hidalgo for specialized rehabilitation.
• Custody and daily care move from Zoológico La Pastora to Profepa and Fundación Invictus after the required legal steps were completed.
• Parque Fundidora removed La Pastora coordinator Gustavo Sepúlveda following an internal finding of negligence and imprecise public information by the veterinary team.
• Profepa launched a formal investigation reviewing clinical records, UMA facilities and prior medical reports to identify irregularities and possible sanctions.
• Viral footage shared by an activist exposed Mina’s critical condition and fueled scrutiny, while the zoo asserts she arrived in 2023 with severe preexisting illnesses and received continuous care.