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The organization Bienestar Animal Cuba (BAC) and activist Javier Larrea publicly denounced a case of animal abandonment and abuse on the property of the Cuban singer-songwriter Raúl Torres, a known defender of the Castro regime, and they managed to rescue the animals after a process described as exhausting.
According to the complaint, the dogs were found lying in the yard of one of the composer's mansions, "abandoned, without food, starving, howling in pain day and night, with dirty water bowls and no water," to the extent that the neighbors could no longer tolerate the cries heard from the street.
BAC announced the successful rescue with an emotional message: "The wait is over. After a long, intense, and exhausting rescue process, they are finally safe with us. It was hours of uncertainty, struggle, tension, and not giving up for even a second. But every effort was worth it."
The organization declared that "today love triumphed, justice triumphed, hope triumphed," and announced that the animals will be placed for adoption "only to truly responsible individuals, committed to providing them with the home and love that was denied to them for so long."
The complaint gained particular attention due to the identity of the individual involved. Torres is the composer of songs such as "Riding with Fidel," "I Am for Fidel," and "The Return of the Friend," dedicated to Hugo Chávez, and has been a recurring figure in political events of the regime.
Larrea and BAC did not hold back on their remarks: "This guy preaches Revolution and love for the people while allowing innocent animals to rot in his yard as if they were trash. Pure hypocrisy."
The complaint also pointed directly to the privileges that Torres allegedly accumulated through his allegiance to the government: "The same one who has spent his life singing praises to the communist regime, the one who has lived off privileges, houses, and perks granted to him for bowing to power, now has some dogs lying in the yard of one of those mansions won at the expense of the people's misery."
The contrast between the public discourse of the singer-songwriter and the treatment of animals was the central focus of the complaint.
Torres participated in January 2026 in an event at the Anti-Imperialist Tribunal where he shouted, "Down with imperialism, damn it," and in March he was photographed on a Cuban military tank, an image that generated mockery on social media.
The case of Torres is part of a series of recent complaints by BAC in Havana: in March 2026, the organization reported on a dog tied out in the sun without water or food in La Lisa, and in April, Larrea raised the case of an undernourished dog locked on a rooftop in the capital.
BAC concluded its announcement with a warning regarding the adoption process: the rescued dogs will only be given to those who can demonstrate that they are "truly responsible" and capable of providing them "the forever home and love that they have been denied for so long."
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