Overview
- Following a Jan. 13 meeting, both sides agreed to lower the temperature and to allow ordered visits by refuge representatives to the three custody sites, with officials saying the animals are no longer in transport carriers.
- A judge-ordered operation on Jan. 7 removed roughly 900 animals after forensic inspections documented overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, rodent infestation and an out‑of‑compliance incinerator.
- The city reports the dogs are distributed at Ajusco (304), the Brigada de Vigilancia Animal (371) and Utopía GAM (183), with veterinary teams creating individual medical files and treating widespread dermatological and other ailments; officials said dozens of cats are hospitalized and 21 animals had died before the intervention.
- Refuge representatives and activists denounce the action as a despojo and cite amparos, while authorities insist it was a lawful rescue under a court order and say there is no despojo complaint tied to the site.
- Clara Brugada announced a large new shelter and a Utopía Canina project, a forthcoming bill to regulate animal refuges and expanded veterinary infrastructure, and reiterated there is no government interest in developing the disputed property.