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GubytheHuby t1_jarfm4l wrote

I know the person who adopted the cat! Can’t say anytbing about who they are for safety reasons but the videos they sent were heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. Truly a lovely cat but seeing it with tattoos was so sad. The person who adopted the cat is a great person and will love this cat how it deserves to be loved

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m_nieto t1_jari14m wrote

Are they going to see about getting the tattoos removed? Poor baby, how is her health? I am unreasonably concerned about this cat.

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GubytheHuby t1_jarj8yg wrote

They took it to a vet yesterday. Overall healthy, has some PTSD with Loud noises and random touching (like if you pick it up without the cat hearing you) it will freak out a little. Has some infections in its eyes and lungs but it’s a common fix with medication. The tattoos will never be removed as it would cause more pain, so for now it wears a full body jacket to cover it. And they recommended having the cat outside as much as possible to socialize in a normal environment. If I could send pictures I would but for their safety I won’t until they come public (if that ever happens)

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m_nieto t1_jarm649 wrote

I’m so glad the cat is healthy for the most part. Everything else can be healed with love and care. It sucks the tattoos can’t be removed but totally understandable. No need to post pics or anything like that, those memories are long and I’m sure that cat would be a prize. Wish the new pet parents and kitty luck and sending love their way.

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GubytheHuby t1_jarnf62 wrote

I’ll update this thread from what they send/find out. It will have a truly loving home.

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rez_spell t1_jb5v7g3 wrote

I mean, unless Kitty is submitting job applications, the tattoos shouldn't affect anything, anyway.

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DJScrambles t1_jaruiiw wrote

I would never never tattoo a cat.

But if I rescued a cat that was previously tattooed by a mexican cartel, I would definitely leave it as adopting an ex-Mexican cartel gangbanger cat is probably the most bad ass cat adoption story possible

Not to mention tattoo removal is painful

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RenzalWyv t1_jaqs618 wrote

I'm glad the poor dear was rescued. Tattooing an animal that can't consent to entirely cosmetic alterations like that is cruel.

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adampsyreal t1_jaqwinr wrote

That cat could be a hardened criminal! Why are we just releasing it from jail without a hearing?

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xenascus t1_jarh4ij wrote

El Cato

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rogersellisperls t1_jaqrn3n wrote

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OG_Illusion t1_jaqsarf wrote

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — An Egyptian hairless cat with gang tattoos that police rescued from a Mexican prison has found a forever home across the border.

The cat was among nine other pets the inmates had at the Cereso No. 3 state prison in Juarez.

The cat had been tattooed with an “Hecho en Mexico” or “Made in Mexico” logo used by the Mexicles gang.

Officers searched prison cells following a prison break that left 10 guards and seven inmates dead on New Year’s Day.

These photos provided by the Chihuahua State Police show the cat that was found inside a cell at Cereso prison in Juarez after a New Year’s Day riot and jail break. (Courtesy: La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública del Estado de Chihuahua) Investigators say several heavily armed individuals rushed the prison as the gates opened to visitors and killed three guards before proceeding to a cell block where Mexicles gang leader Ernesto “El Neto” Alfredo Piñon was being held.

The assailants, identified as members of the Mexicles gang, rounded up seven prison guards and shot them execution-style before making off with “El Neto.” Police killed the gang leader in a shootout days later and have since recaptured the majority of the 30 inmates who escaped.

In addition to several animals, authorities found plasma TV sets, drugs, liquor and cash, as well as musical instruments, and even a mechanical bull inside several cells.

The cat was put up for adoption, and immediately garnered interest from hundreds of people around the world.

A special committee set up by the city of Juarez whittled the number of adoption applicants to 10, including seven from the U.S., two from Juarez and one from the state of Oaxaca. The committee reportedly voted unanimously to have the cat sent to a new country, thus sending it to the U.S.

The adoption was not without controversy. Local animal shelters ask authorities to let the public know that they, too, have hundreds of cats up for adoption, and not focus on just one cat.

The identity of the tattooed cat’s new owner will not be unveiled for safety reasons.

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lizzie1hoops t1_jar04oq wrote

Thank you for posting this. In case folks think this is referring to some special pet police unit, Chihuahua is a state in northern Mexico.

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pickles55 t1_jatv6nn wrote

I'm just picturing all the hipsters salivating over the hairless rescue cat with a Mexican gang tattoo

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shawnwasim t1_jaryug7 wrote

Vatos got some muscles too

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C205- t1_jatfnzu wrote

This the gato that Chico from Friday is scared of

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