Overview

• The Chihuahua prosecutor’s office says it has opened an investigation and notes potential penalties under the state’s animal welfare law include fines and possible prison terms.
• The footage, recorded in a moving car in Ciudad Madera, was posted by the group with a mocking caption claiming they had the lost dog “at the party.”
• Ciudad Madera’s mayor condemned the act, calling it animal abuse that may constitute a crime, and pledged cooperation with authorities.
• The Universidad Pedagógica Nacional of Chihuahua confirmed one person in the video is a student and said internal disciplinary procedures are underway while it reviews whether others are affiliated.
• Names circulating online have not been confirmed by authorities, the male driver and recorder remains unidentified, and reports that the dog was later abandoned are unverified.