Gaturro is an Argentine comic strip created by cartoonist Cristian Dzwonik ("Nik").
[3][4] Gaturro does share many similar features to Davis' Garfield, leading some to refer to the series as a bootleg.
[5] Between July and August 2022, a statue of the character located on the Paseo de la Historieta in Buenos Aires was vandalized and later retired.
Some time later, Nik announced on his Twitter account that they were preparing a new statue with "anti-vandal technology".
[6] On July 14, 2023, another statue was put in the Paseo de la Historieta; it only lasted for two days before being retired, again, due to vandalism.