Overview

• UFEMA and the City’s Fiscal Unit Nº7 are leading a criminal investigation, taking statements, reviewing CCTV, and collecting environmental samples under Argentina’s animal protection law.
• Neighbors report at least three canine deaths in the past week and roughly ten other pets treated for intoxication, with veterinarians describing convulsions, tremors, vomiting, and excessive salivation.
• Residents also flagged dead birds on the same blocks, strengthening concerns about a toxic substance present on sidewalks and curbs.
• The Buenos Aires government deployed special sanitization and pressure-washing operations across targeted Palermo/Las Cañitas streets, bounded by Dorrego, Libertador, Lacroze, and Luis María Campos.
• Toxicology and necropsies are in progress, including analyses at the UBA veterinary faculty, and while rat poison is a working hypothesis, authorities have not confirmed the agent or identified a suspect.