Overview
- Rescue groups in Corrientes paused adoptions of black and black‑and‑white pets through November 5, citing heightened seasonal risks around Halloween and Day of the Dead.
- Cuernavaca’s environmental prosecutor urged residents to protect black pets and to report disappearances immediately, warning of thefts and possible ritual harm.
- Buenos Aires–area shelters tightened screening with forms, interviews and home checks, with some pausing October placements to prevent impulsive or harmful adoptions.
- Argentina’s environmental prosecutors said they have no consolidated data on seasonal spikes and intervene only on specific animal‑maltreatment complaints.
- NGOs launched awareness campaigns advising owners to keep animals indoors and report suspicious activity, while pressing for sustained, free spay/neuter to curb overpopulation.