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Congress Passes the Amparito Law; Prison for Owners of Aggressive Animals
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The reform of the Penal Code imposes penalties of up to eight years ' imprisonment on owners of animals that cause death or injury, with aggravation for vulnerable victims.
Mexicali, August 14. The Congress of the State approved the so-called "Amparito Act" which creates the crime of homicide or injury by animal attack and provides for four to eight years in prison for those responsible, with aggravation when the victims are vulnerable persons, a few days after the death of a 84-year-old woman attacked by five dogs -two pit bull - in a public park in Mexicali.
MEXICALI, AUGUST 14, 2025.- The plenary of the State Congress approved the initiatives to reform the Penal Code to establish clear sanctions for those who, by omission or negligence, cause death or injury to a person by attacking animals under their care, shelter or property. This initiative responds to the case of a woman who lost her life after being attacked by several dogs in a public park. Her daughter, citizen Ana Lidia Soto Romero, as an …
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