Monumento al Perro Callejero, Bronze sculpture in Tlalpan, Mexico.

The Monumento al Perro Callejero, also called Peluso, is a bronze sculpture 1.3 meters high and weighing about 85 kilograms, standing at the corner of Insurgentes Sur Avenue and Moneda Street in Tlalpan. It shows Peluso, a severely underweight stray dog, thin to the bones, tail between his legs and one injured hind leg. Girasol Botello sculpted it and Germán Michel cast it.

The bronze was unveiled on 20 July 2008 at the corner of Insurgentes Sur Avenue and Moneda Street, paid for with Mex$130,000 in private donations raised by Milagros Caninos. The model, Peluso, a 15-year-old rescued stray, died five days before the ceremony. Sculptor Girasol Botello shaped it and Germán Michel cast it.

The monument was funded by Milagros Caninos, the shelter founded by Patricia España, through private donations, and its model was her adopted dog Peluso. The original plaque, now stolen, carried a message in the voice of a stray dog; journalist Jorge Castro said it expressed what such dogs would say if they could speak.

The monument is located between the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Vivanco Sports Center near two Metrobús stations. This location makes it easy to reach for visitors using public transportation.

The original plaque was stolen, so the message it carried is no longer readable on site. A well-preserved replica of the monument is kept at the Milagros Caninos shelter. Peluso, the model, died five days before the 20 July 2008 unveiling, at 15, after abuse left him with renal insufficiency, distemper and deafness.