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Mexico Senate approves General Law on Animal Welfare

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Animal welfare issues in Mexico involve both immediate emergency responses to animal injuries and ongoing legislative efforts to strengthen protections and municipal management. In Mineral de la Reforma and Veracruz, authorities have addressed specific incidents of animal injury involving hit-and-run vehicles and animal attacks. Legislative reforms have reached a major milestone with the Mexican Senate approving the General Law on Animal Welfare, Care, and Protection. This landmark legislation officially recognizes animals as sentient beings and aims to unify legal criteria across the country to eradicate cruelty and abuse. The law mandates cooperation between federal, state, and municipal authorities to combat dog fighting and integrates animal protection into civil protection protocols, particularly for meteorological emergencies. Key provisions include prohibitions on abandonment, the transport of animals in overcrowded conditions, and certain herding methods that cause ~~pain, such as the use of boiling water or electric tools.~~ pain. The law establishes a National Registry of Companion Animals and introduces ~~penalties~~ a National Registry of Offender Persons to track and prevent recidivism. Penalties for ~~mistreatment, including~~ mistreatment include fines of up to ~~234,000~~ 234,620 pesos and up to 36 hours of arrest. While the law provides a national framework, it leaves the regulation of bullfighting and cockfighting to the discretion of individual state congresses, allowing each entity to determine the legality of these practices within its territory. This follows previous efforts in states like Querétaro, Tlaxcala, and Morelos to harmonize local laws congresses. The Senate approval was nearly unanimous, with ~~national health systems and improve shelter infrastructure.~~ Senator Adán Augusto López Hernández being the sole dissenting vote.

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