Family Finds Safe Home for Calf

Logan Orphaned Soon After Birth

By Sue Major Holmes The Associated Press

COURTESY LEONA GALLEGOS/AP PHOTO In this photo made available by Leona Gallegos, Logan the calf is pictured in Logan, N.M. The calf is bound for a Texas animal sanctuary after a rancher’s family and animal rights groups teamed up to keep the orphaned calf out of the slaughterhouse.

    Logan the calf left central New Mexico on Friday, bound for Texas in a borrowed trailer to live out his days on a 1,300-acre animal sanctuary.

    The trip culminates an effort that began in July to keep the rapidly growing animal out of a slaughterhouse.

    Logan — named after the community near where he was born — was orphaned soon after birth in May. Rancher Lonnie Gallegos, 75, who has macular degeneration, and a 72-year-old friend recovering from knee surgery moved the little red calf to a shed on Gallegos’ property to protect him from coyotes. There, they bottle-fed him.

    But it was obvious the calf needed room to grow.

Read the rest of Logan's story in the Albuquerque Journal.

APNM — Working to Shift Attitudes
Toward Humane Treatment of Animals

We at Animal Protection of New Mexico were excited to share the story of Logan's rescue with the world via the media, and are delighted that the Associated Press took interest in the story. Because Logan's tale went out on the AP newswire, it was picked up by dozens of television and newspaper media outlets from Santa Fe, to Houston to Dallas. That's a huge piece of cattle-country territory to cover!

Logan's story touched the hearts of more people than we will ever know.

PETroglyphs magazine is planning an update to this story in the Spring.

Thank you Leona Gallegos, Mike Marlow and Linda Gonzales, and your wonderful families, for saving Logan.

 

 

Plant-Based Diets and Vegetarianism
Reduce Cruelty to Animals Every Day!

Resources for Your Consideration:

The HSUS Guide to Vegetarian Eating — FREE!
http://www.hsus.org/farm/resources/pubs/gve/

What Kind of Vegetarian Eating Suits You?
http://www.hsus.org/farm/news/ournews/what_kind_of_vegetarian_eating_suits_you.html

For Wedding Days:
http://living.peta.org/2008/to-have-and-to-holdthe-vegan-wedding-cake

 

 

Animal All-Star Team Employs Solid Game Plan
for Win in Touchy Taos Hoarding Situation

Touchdown!

         The Thanksgiving holiday means an afternoon of football for many Americans. From living room recliners we root for our favorite teams, do lots of armchair quarterbacking, and cheer the touchdowns.
         An entirely different sort of team effort was in motion this Thanksgiving week—bringing about a big win for the animals. The team consisted of: a frustrated, anxious mother; Hector Salcido, Animal Control Officer for Taos County; Sergeant Holgate of the Taos County Sheriff’s Department; and Lisa Gipe from the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society. Together, they successfully removed 25 Chow Chow mixes and a litter of puppies from an animal hoarder living in a van in Taos County.
         APNM received reports of concern for the man and his dogs from neighbors and concerned citizens. Calls placed to his mother, who lives on a very limited income in Louisiana, revealed her frustrated concern for her son’s situation. She cautioned that he had been violent in the past, was off his medications and suffered from extreme paranoia. His outbursts were triggered by anyone in a uniform. The sheriff’s office verified those concerns having documented past incidents involving this man. Sgt. Holgate was assigned to assist ACO Salcido.
         Days before the dogs' seizure, Salcido calmly discussed what would be best for the dogs with the hoarder. While on the property, he assessed the number of dogs and their conditions. He convinced the man to sign relinquishment papers. Arrangements were made with Gipe and her team of ACOs for triaging, transporting and housing the dogs. On Tuesday, November 25, the dogs were peacefully gathered and successfully transported to the Santa Fe shelter. The hoarder is now receiving help in a Veterans Administration hospital in Texas.
         What could have easily been a violent situation for everyone involved instead resulted in everyone and every dog winning. The team effort of the participants in last week's resolution is something for which we can all be thankful.

 

 

New Mexico Horse Magazine Provides Forum
for APV's 2009 Horse Protection Agenda

Photo taken one week after mare's rescue in Valencia County. Grace is doing very well today, although still gradually recuperating from near starvation.

The Horsemen's Voice magazine offered Animal Protection Voters a platform to publish our agenda for the 2009 New Mexico legislative session as it relates to protections for the state's horses. We thank publisher Catherine Logan-Carrillo for that opportunity. APNM and APV Communications Manager Monica Garcia authored the article.

The Horsemen's Voice December issue is in the mail, but you can read the article here!