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A supposed employee of the MININT has been pointed out this Wednesday by neighbors in the Reparto Sevillano, in the Diez de Octubre municipality of Havana, for hunting birds with a shotgun in the neighborhood park, a space frequently visited by children and the elderly.
The report was published by Verónica Cruz in the Facebook group Huellas Callejeras de Cuba, where she shared several photos of at least two adult men involved.
According to Cruz, the situation is not an isolated incident: "This afternoon and for several days now, these individuals (one of whom is a MININT employee) have been roaming around the Sevillano park with a shotgun, hunting birds in a park where there are children and elderly people trying to escape the heat of the blackouts, and they could get hurt as their aim is not very good."
The complainant warned about the danger posed by the situation: "Today it's birds, tomorrow it could be cats, dogs, or even people just because they're bored."
One of the published photographs shows minors in the vicinity of the hunters, which adds a public risk element to the report.
The incident is said to have occurred on Jorge Street, between D’Strampes and Úrsula, in the Sevillano neighborhood, in the municipality of Diez de Octubre, in an area located less than a kilometer from Villa Marista, the well-known headquarters of the State Security Department of MININT.
The proximity makes the complaint against a man alleged to be a member of that ministry more compelling, as he reportedly acted with apparent impunity in the area.
Cruz also questioned the lack of controls: "Where are the permits for carrying weapons, what is the need to hunt innocent animals, where are the patrols and the police when these cases occur?"
The complaint explicitly cites the violation of the Decree-Law 31/2021 on Animal Welfare, which prohibits the illegal hunting of wildlife in Cuba.
The comments on the post reflect widespread outrage. "What police? There's not even any police anymore, just police containers there," wrote Ihosvanni González.
Ivi Yanes asked, "How far have we come? Hunting in the middle of the street, in a park."
Other users linked the situation to the food crisis affecting Cuba.
Taimi Cartaya summed up the feelings of many with a concise phrase: "The regression of the 'New Man'."
Ibis Chiong Rodríguez pointed out the ecological consequences of the situation: "There are birds searching for food for their young. If they do not return to the nest, their chicks die from hunger, thirst, and cold. In this damned country, there is no respect for any form of life. It's horrific."
Phrases like "hunger tightened its grip" or "they're making a soup" appeared in various comments, in a context where a high percentage of the Cuban population lacks adequate access to food according to data from June 2026.
This episode is not the first of its kind in Havana. In October 2025, the organization BAC-Habana warned about the use of illegal traps to capture migratory birds in the Metropolitan Park of the capital, indicating a pattern of illegal wildlife hunting in Havana's public spaces.
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