Overview

• Authorities in Sisal removed the dog from its owner’s custody after Comisario Joaquín Galaz said the owners refused to control the animal, citing public safety concerns
• The three bite victims, including an older adult, received immediate medical attention with no serious complications and local health officials are assessing rabies risk
• The dog remains in municipal custody pending a legal determination under Yucatán’s animal protection law that will dictate its future care or potential rehoming
• Animal welfare groups and local families have offered to adopt the dog and proposed nonlethal measures such as sterilization and responsible rehoming
• Neighbors recalled days of unsupervised roaming by the dog and invoked the state’s Ley de Protección a la Fauna to demand owner accountability and stricter enforcement