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Judge Orders Jan. 30 Return of Refugio Franciscano Property as Forensic Digs Find Buried Dogs

Forensic discoveries of buried dogs sustain the criminal case, leaving the rescued animals in state care.

Overview

  • A judge from the 60th Civil Court, Ana Miriam Yépez Arreola, set 12:00 on January 30 to restore possession of the Cuajimalpa parcel to Refugio Franciscano under a suspension granted in federal court.
  • Investigators reported recovering about 50 bone remains that could correspond to roughly 100 dogs, with analyses ongoing under the City Prosecutor’s Office.
  • Authorities say 858 animals were secured on January 7 and are under veterinary care across three facilities, with 304 in the Ajusco shelter, 183 at Utopía Gustavo A. Madero and 371 at the Animal Surveillance Brigade.
  • The city began relocating the 183 dogs from Utopía Gustavo A. Madero to the Animal Surveillance Brigade after conditioning capacity there for up to 900 dogs from the case.
  • Around a thousand people marched in Mexico City calling for the animals’ return and transparency, as Fundación Haghenbeck condemned the restitution as a “chicanada legal” and vowed legal challenges while the city pledged to respect court rulings and block any development on the site.