Tattooed Mexican cat seeks new home after life behind bars

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February 22, 20236:28 PM CST Last Updated 3 hours ago

Reuters

MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Wanted: A new home for a one-of-a-kind feline in Mexico.
The Sphynx cat, which doesn't yet have a name, is about 1 year old and has spent weeks in the Mexican city of Juarez under the care of animal rescue workers after police found him in a prison, where it suffered mistreatment at the hands of a criminal gang.

Gang members even tattooed the cat's furless skin. The cat's tattoos decorate both sides of its slender, grey body, and include the phrase "Made in Mexico."

Authorities say they are now looking for the right family to take the cat, which is not for sale, into their home.
"The cat is very sociable, and is in great shape, with no infections," Cesar Rene Diaz, ecology director for the city of Juarez, told Reuters.

A committee of city authorities will make the final decision about the adoption before presenting the cat to its new family in a ceremony on March 1.

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Smooth criminal: Hairless cat covered in gang TATTOOS is discovered alone in Mexican drug baron's prison cell - after he escaped!

By MADELEINE ROSS
PUBLISHED: 11:58 EST, 10 February 2023 | UPDATED: 12:18 EST, 10 February 2023

A three-year-old tattooed cat that was kept as a prison pet by a Mexican gang has been seized by police in a jail raid. The cat, which is a hairless breed known as a Sphynx, is a common sidekick for gang members in thriller films. The specimen, which authorities seized by public safety officials after it was discovered in the Ciudad Juarez prison, in Mexico, was branded with the symbol of the Los Mexicles prison gang.

Its owner, notorious gang leader Ernesto Alfredo Pinon de la Cruz, was shot dead on January 5 after escaping the prison at the new year.

The unnamed feline is now seeking a new home but has to wait for officials to complete their investigation into the recent prison breaks.



The cat has a 'Made in Mexico' tattoo with a golden eagle, a symbol of the violent gang which has swelled in size since it was founded in 2009



The nameless cat has two inkings and officials believe that at least one of the tattoos was done without any anesthesia.

Sphynx cats typically fetch between MXN 30,000 (£1,300) and MXN 40,000 (£1,800) locally.

Animal welfare head Diego Poggio told local media: 'It has a minor ear and eye infection.

'The issue of the tattoos, as established by our regulations, is animal abuse, as any mutilation or unnecessary marking is considered obvious abuse.'

One of its inkings - experts believe - was made without anaesthesia, while the pet was still conscious. The tattoos depict a golden eagle with the text 'Made in Mexico' - a known symbol of the criminal gang that organised the New Year's Day prison break.

They believe it was held down by the gang members while the procedure was performed.
Poggio said: 'It is a situation that causes a lot of stress for these types of animals because they have very sensitive skin.'

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Hope this beautiful cat will be able to live with someone who will protect it.