Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico’s first ever criminal case for animal abuse ends with 10 years in prison and $115,000 dollar reparation

Querétaro authorities declared Benjamín "N" guilty this afternoon of murdering the rescue puppies Athos and Tango, for which he must spend more than 10 years in prison and pay $2,300,000 thousand pesos ($115,000 USD) for reparation of the damage according to the sentence issued by Judge Alicia Basurto García.

The dogs were poisoned by Benjamin after he fed them contaminated sausages.

It was the USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) team . . .

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