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Meztli Lizaola sets a figurine depicting her pet chihuahua Taco into a silver container to be placed on a Day of the Dead altar honoring Taco’s memory, in her home in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Meztli Lizaola sets a figurine depicting her pet chihuahua Taco into a silver container to be placed on a Day of the Dead altar honoring Taco’s memory, in her home in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A pet owner holds her dog while sitting on an inflatable dinosaur during a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

A pet owner holds her dog while sitting on an inflatable dinosaur during a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

An owner shows off her pet dressed as a Lotería game card during a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities, in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

An owner shows off her pet dressed as a Lotería game card during a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities, in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

A pet owner shows off her pet duck dressed as a jack-o-lantern as they arrive to compete in a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

A pet owner shows off her pet duck dressed as a jack-o-lantern as they arrive to compete in a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

A grave marker identifies where pet dog Perla is buried, with an epitaph that reads in Spanish: ¨Beloved Perla, we will always love you¨, at a pet cemetery in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A grave marker identifies where pet dog Perla is buried, with an epitaph that reads in Spanish: ¨Beloved Perla, we will always love you¨, at a pet cemetery in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Contestants arrive to compete in a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities, in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

Contestants arrive to compete in a pet costume contest as part of the Day of the Dead festivities, in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

Caretaker Octavio Sanchez removes weeds from a grave site at a pet cemetery in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Caretaker Octavio Sanchez removes weeds from a grave site at a pet cemetery in Mexico City, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Meztli Lizaola shows off her memorial tattoo of Taco, her pet chihuahua dog that died two years ago, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Meztli Lizaola shows off her memorial tattoo of Taco, her pet chihuahua dog that died two years ago, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Meztli Lizaola and Víctor Sorchaga pose for a photo with their pets during an interview in their home in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Meztli Lizaola and Víctor Sorchaga pose for a photo with their pets during an interview in their home in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A Day of the Dead altar celebrating the memory of Taco, Meztli Lizaola's pet Chihuahua, sits on a wooden piece of furniture, installed in a corner of her living room in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A Day of the Dead altar celebrating the memory of Taco, Meztli Lizaola's pet Chihuahua, sits on a wooden piece of furniture, installed in a corner of her living room in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A pet owner poses with his dog in front of a Day of the Dead altar honoring the memory of pets that have passed on, in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)

A pet owner poses with his dog in front of a Day of the Dead altar honoring the memory of pets that have passed on, in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fabiola Sanchez)