Veterinary doctor Diego Poggio shows a Sphynx cat, after it was rescued by police officers from the Cereso 3 prison with a tattoo that says “Made in Mexico”, to announce that the cat is available for adoption in an animal shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 21, 2023. REUTERS
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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