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Animal Lobby Organization
You may have received a mailing from APV in the last week that asks for your donation. If you have not yet responded, please take a minute today to help the starving, the unwanted, the abused.
In order to change the laws necessary to change animals’ lives, Animal Protection Voters needs your generous contribution today. The 2009 legislative session is only a few months away, and APV has taken on an ambitious, but achievable, agenda to make a difference for New Mexico’s animals.
* * * Bus Stops to Confiscate, Remove Chihuahua Drivers Abandon Passenger's Dog In Nighttime New Mexico Desert
Animal Protection of New Mexico was informed this week of an incident aboard a bus full of passengers traveling from Denver to El Paso. The bus stopped an hour south of Las Vegas on I-25 between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, to take a passenger's Chihuahua from her, and abandon the dog in a cardboard box alongside the dark highway. Los Paisanos is the bus line on which this incident occurred. The company also operates under the name Mexico Lindo. The company does not have depots in New Mexico, but operates out of Nevada, Colorado and Texas. Many passengers are reported to have objected to removal of the Chihuahua from the bus. One passenger told APNM that she had not heard the dog at all, and was unsure how the Chihuahua was detected. She said the bus line routinely uses two drivers on each bus, and they take turns driving. She believes a driver may have noticed the dog when he went to the back of the bus to rest. The drivers did not respond to passenger protests. In investigating this incident APNM's cruelty case manager spoke with the manager of the Denver-El Paso bus route who was asked to severely reprimand one or both of the drivers on that trip. The bus route manager agreed to enforce a new policy that will involve placing smuggled animals at the nearest available animal shelter on the bus route. The owner will be informed of how the animal can be recovered. * * * Farm Sanctuary Founder Baur to Speak
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food by Gene Baur is a thought provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk, and eggs—and what each of us can do to stop the mistreatment of farm animals and promote compassion. Baur is the co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary. From Farm Sanctuary's web site: When Farm Sanctuary's investigative and advocacy campaigns uncover cruelty at factory farms, stockyards and slaughterhouses, our Emergency Rescue Team helps bring the animals to safety. In fact, Farm Sanctuary runs the largest rescue and refuge network for farm animals in North America. At our 175-acre shelter in upstate New York and 300-acre shelter in northern California, Farm Sanctuary provides lifelong care and rehabilitation to farm animals rescued from cruelty and neglect. Baur's book signing tour will bring him to New Mexico for free presentations in Santa Fe and Albuquerque that you will not want to miss! Sunday, Sept. 14 — 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 — 5:30 p.m.
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APNM's mission is to advocate the rights of animals by effecting systemic change, resulting in the humane treatment of all animals. Click to see our 2008 Initiatives and how we are making a difference for animals in New Mexico and beyond. Please make a secure, online donation to support our work.
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