Overview
- Local deputy Luisa Ledesma introduced a bill in Mexico City’s Congress that is still a proposal, not law.
- The measure would add a new cause to Article 444 of the city’s Civil Code so judges can weigh a firm animal-cruelty conviction in custody cases.
- It would apply only to grave crimes with a final verdict and after a judge reviews the child’s best interest.
- The sponsor says the aim is prevention because cruelty to animals can signal learned violence that could put children at risk.
- A separate PT proposal seeks prison terms of up to 12 years for killing dogs or cats in the capital, underscoring a wider push to toughen animal-cruelty laws.