In 2022, a district judge ruled bullfights could no longer be held in Mexico City. Advocates for its complete abolition felt the tide of history turning in their favor. It was not just in Mexico City. By then, the states of Sonora, Guerrero, Coahuila, Sinaloa, and Quintana Roo had all passed bylaws or constitutional state…
It is not exactly clear how the dolphins got sick in the first place, but given the increase in the number of diseased dolphins found on Yucatán’s shore over the past few years, experts are beginning to sound the alarm.
The perfect Christmas stocking stuffer and Thanksgiving hostess gift is back. The Evolución Animal 2024 wall calendar is picture-perfect, just $225 pesos/$15 USD/$20 CAD each. Each month has a charming animal portrait and is sponsored by a local business (we’re proud that Yucatán Magazine took the February page and the back cover). Evolución survives entirely…
Federal legislation banning tourist attractions from exhibiting and offering interactions with dolphins was passed in late 2022.
Owning a spider monkey is not illegal in Mexico, special permits are needed and are usually not given out to private persons.
Mérida’s Animaya Zoo has begun offering safari-like tours in a bid to increase the number of visitors.
A once-notorious village celebration has been cruelty-free for six years. At Citilcum, a village eight miles west of Izamal, the festival in honor of San Bartolomé has adjusted well to a ban on animal torture. Today the celebration offers activities suitable for the whole family. That’s after headlines around the world brought attention to the…
Dolphins at dozens of tourist attractions in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo are set to be freed. The decision has come as the result of federal legislation banning zoos and aquariums from exhibiting and offering interactions with wild animals. The dolphins are to be released into the bay of Campeche where a federally enforced…
Frida, the rescue dog who became a national sensation during the aftermath of the 2017 Mexico City earthquake, has passed away. Frida retired from active service in 2019 at the age of 10 and was 13 when she died. Her remains are to be cremated and placed at the base of a statue in her…
The birth of a two-headed pig is fodder for Yucatán’s latest viral news. In the southeastern Yucatecan municipality of Sacalum, Álvaro Chan Aban posted the images this week. The piglet practically fits in the palm of his hands. Its four eyes and snouts are well-defined, but speculation is that it won’t live very long sharing…
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The animals rescued from the Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation include 177 exotic felines, 17 monkeys, four dogs, two coyotes, and two donkeys.
After years of negotiations, the first six electric tourist carriages arrived in Mérida.
An illegal lasso tournament in the Kanasín community of San Antonio Tehuitz ended in tragedy Sunday when an 18-year-old vaquero slipped from his horse in the path of a charging bull. The cowboy, a local man whose identity was not announced, was gored in the Plaza de Toros El Retoño arena. A packed stadium erupted…
Federal laws protecting wild animals from public exhibitions have long been on the books.
Swarovski diamonds and real pearls hit the dogwalk this weekend in a spectacular doggy fashion show, closing off a highly successful pet expo at the Yucatán Siglo XXI convention center. Mérida fashion designer Marcelo Lopez, creator of the Marcelo Chic line, paraded 24 individual custom-made outfits down the mascota runway on Sunday. Marcelo didn’t forget…
A local fashion designer is auditioning models for the catwalk. Actually, for the dogwalk. Or let’s just call it the runway. Marcelo Lopez, whose Marcelo Chic fashion brand dresses up small dogs in high fashion, will host a Doggie Fashion Parade 2:30 pm. Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Expo Mascota 2022. Twenty of his best…
Marine Biologist, Jesús Manuel Cuevas Medina answers our questions about the health of Yucatán’s sea turtle population and how we can help.
The collapse of a horse pulling a tourist carriage in Izamal has reignited the debate surrounding animal welfare in Yucatán.
Most people realize that it is not a good idea to disturb nesting or baby turtles, but what should we do if one appears to be in peril or distress?
Yesterday, a trafficked tiger cub was discovered inside a box by Mexico’s national guard in Mérida’s international airport.
State authorities have announced that they have kicked off an effort to clear stray dogs from Chichén Itzá.
Wildlife authorities and biologists are showing concern over an increase in the number of beached dolphins found on Yucatán’s beaches. Over the weekend, four deceased Spinner dolphins were found on beaches in Chelem and Chuburná, in the municipality of Progreso. The dolphins were buried by environmental authorities who say they have no solid leads on…
Animal control was summoned to the yard of a family in Tekax’s San Francisco neighborhood. In the backyard of the home, the municipal workers found a large boa, measuring over a meter in length. The reptile was extracted from the family’s home by the animal control agents who seemed rather unfazed by the sight of…
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