Overview
- By unanimous vote, the SCJN dismissed the review proposed by Minister Irving Espinosa Betanzo, leaving a tribunal colegiado’s amparo in force.
- The amparo orders a new resolution that does not treat Athos, Tango, and Balam as revenue-generating rescue dogs, characterizing their work as altruistic.
- The original sentence of 10 years and six months in prison and damage payments exceeding two million pesos was annulled for recalculation.
- Under the new parameters, the prison term could be reduced to four years and be commutable upon payment of 10,000 pesos, according to the tribunal’s guidance reported by outlets.
- Reparations must be recalculated in the execution stage using stricter commercial value and training-cost criteria, with a Querétaro judge now tasked with issuing the new ruling.