He Franciscan Refugebased in Santa Fe, Mexico City, has provisionally recovered the Animal husbandry under his protection according to a resolution issued on December 19th Fourth Collegiate Court for Civil Matters.
This court decision ordered the immediate refund of the property to the association after procedural deficiencies in enforcement were discovered expulsion Made days before.
Now, amid complaints about the Dog theft and the lack of transparency in the management of the specimens have the organization and neighbors calling for action “Human Chain of Love” to protect the remaining canines and prevent retransfers.
The Precautionary measure The permit issued by the court allows the Franciscan Shelter to maintain possession of the property and custody of the animals while the case is resolved. Protection attempt in the first case.
According to the statement published in the social networks Due to the altruistic organization, this suspension is conditional on the payment of a guarantee 30,000 pesosto cover possible damage to the Antonio Haghenbeck Foundationwho claims ownership of the property.
In addition, the resolution directs the Secretariat of Citizen Security, the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City, the Environmental Monitoring Brigade and the Office of the Mayor of Cuajimalpa not to enter the property after notification and upon presentation of the guarantee by the association.
The Franciscan Shelter has indicated that its main priority is to avoid hasty transfers of animals and ensure their nutrition, veterinary care and safety conditions. However, the organization has denounced this possible theft of copies during the period that the Antonio Haghenbeck Foundation retained control of the property.
According to the newspaper The day, Leon Tellez Berlangaa member of the animal shelter board reported that on December 18th approximately 3:30 p.mwere observed two trucks leave the place with Cages The transports were covered with tarpaulins, making it impossible to check whether they were dogs.
Téllez Berlanga explained that the suspicion was based on the refusal to inspect the cargo and the haste with which the vehicles left.
The discrepancy in the number of animals under protection has also raised concerns among animal rights activists, as the Antonio Haghenbeck Foundation has reported the presence of animals 759 dogsThe Franciscan Shelter claims that its records, supported by vaccination programs carried out in 2025, make this clear one thousand 95 copies.
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Additionally, shelter staff, neighbors and activists have reported “the constant driving away of animals in various vehicles, with no public information about their destination or identified responsible parties,” the official document said.
In view of this situation, the employees of the Franciscan House and the residents of the region have called on citizens to form an organization “Human Chain of Love” around the property, the aim of which is to prevent the entry of other vehicles and to protect both the animals and the space in which they are housed.
The altruistic organization is defined as a shelter for animals Victims of abuse and abandonmentin which the specimens are cared for and remain free within the property under constant care. It does not function as a breeding center or adoption center.
So far, neither an authority nor the Antonio Haghenbeck Foundation has carried out this formal handover of the property They also did not provide a report on the stolen animals and their fate.
The organization has reiterated that the responsibility for the well-being of the specimens, from December 10th and until the full return of the property, lies directly with the aforementioned foundation that they point to revictimize to the specimens during the occupation.
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