The young feline was discovered after a mass prison break and police believe he may belong to a notorious gang leader.

Twitter/Rappler Police rescue Sphynx cat from Mexican prison after being abused by gang members.

Mexican police recently rescued a Sphynx cat covered in gang tattoos from a prison in Ciudad Juárez, and now the newly liberated feline has found its forever home.

The one-year-old cat was discovered when authorities were cleaning up the Cereso 3 facility after a violent escape. Several heavily armed men stormed the prison's visitor gate on New Year's Day and killed three guards, KVEO-TV reported.

The armed group then went to the area where Los Mexico gang leader Ernesto "El Neto" Alfredo Pigón de la Cruz was being held and freed him from his cell. Police believe the men are also members of the Los Mexicles gang.

In the end, 10 guards and 7 criminals died during the prison escape. El Neto initially escaped, but he died days later in a shootout with police.

After the violence and commotion, prison guards searched the empty cells and found several interesting items: televisions, drugs and alcohol, and even a mechanical bull. The most interesting discovery, however, was a young Sphynx cat covered in gang tattoos.

Authorities found the cat among nine other animals, but it immediately attracted the attention of police.

This unnamed cat has tattoos on both sides of its body. The most eye-catching design is the phrase "Hecho en Mexico" or "Made in Mexico" on the side. According to the New York Post, the slogan is commonly used by the Los Mexicles gang, which is affiliated with the notorious Sinaloa cartel. In fact, the cat may actually belong to Erneto himself.

Twitter/Reuters "Hecho en Mexico" or "Made in Mexico" is tattooed on the side of a sphinx cat.

After the cat was found, authorities immediately took it to an animal shelter for examination. Fortunately, veterinarians found the feline to be relatively healthy.

"The cat is very sociable and in great shape," Juarez ecology director Cesar Rene Diaz told Reuters.

After further examination, veterinarians said they believed the inmates gave the cat at least one tattoo without anesthesia while it was conscious. The prisoner likely held the cat down during the process.

According to the "Daily Mail" report, veterinarian Diego Poggio (Diego Poggio) Poggio) noted: "Under our rules, tattoo issues are animal cruelty, as any dismemberment or unnecessary marking is considered obvious abuse. The condition puts a lot of stress on [the cats] because their skin is so sensitive.

Despite the pain the cat may have been experiencing, the animal appears to be in good spirits. After the veterinarian determined the feline was healthy, they began looking for his new home—and there was no lack of interest.

Twitter/ Reuters Animal Rescue described the cat as "very sociable."

Hundreds of people around the world even had to form a special committee to clear the applications. They ultimately decided that it would be safest for the cat to be sent out to the United States, where its new owner - who has not been identified for safety reasons - will finally be able to settle down and escape a life of prison, gangs and painful tattoos.