Overview
- El Heraldo de México published photos linking a Turkish citizen who was in Mexico for F1 events to the lion cub shown at a private gathering in Polanco.
- The individual reportedly posted images with the cub on Instagram before deleting them after the footage drew widespread attention.
- Social-media clips shared by Brazilian DJ Luciano Scaloni show attendees handling the animal during the event in Mexico City.
- Scaloni said he only attended the dinner, denied responsibility for the animal, noted that permits can exist for big cats, and wrote that he hoped authorities would take care of it.
- Profepa had issued no public statement, while activists pressed Profepa and PAOT to intervene, and it remains unknown whether the cub’s keeper holds Semarnat authorization required under Mexican law.