APNM News Alerts
In the midst of the worst drought in the nation, wildfire season has returned to New Mexico. With smoke blanketing portions of the state and little moisture predicted until monsoons, APNM reminds everyone to be mindful of the animals--both domestic and wild--silently affected by the harsh conditions. Click for more...
NM Fire Website for On-going Updates
Stay up-to-date on this and any wildfire happening in New Mexico at the New Mexico Fire Information website, plus resources on emergency planning. Click for more...
Two recent horse cruelty cases are examples of how cases of right and wrong can become complicated, with horrible results for animals. Click for more...
Many Opportunities to Help Staff Outreach Booths in June
Please join us to help staff the following June outreach booths. Read on and if you are willing and able to do a shift at any one of these events, please contact us. Click for more...
Fighting The Misinformation About Horse Slaughter
Colonel Potter of the popular television program M*A*S*H loved to shout the expression, "Horse hockey!" when he was exposed to nonsense. Many people loved his character for telling it like it is, and of course for having a very soft spot in his heart for his beloved horse, Sophie. Click for more...
Plus, A Recap of Important Wildlife Legislation
Fifteen years since they were first reintroduced to the Southwest, our Mexican wolves are in the spotlight now more than ever. Click for more...
This Summer, Learn How You Can Help Beavers in Their Natural Role
Landowners: are you looking for help in maintaining stream flow and groundwater stocks, plus native vegetation and healthy ecosystems on your property? This summer and beyond, beavers are offering their free, effective services. Click for more...
Providing Resources and Support for Animal Shelters, Animal Care and Control Agencies, Rescues, Transporters, Advocates and Volunteers
Animal Protection of New Mexico is pleased to announce Shelter Savvy - two new, online destinations devoted to a single cause: helping New Mexico's animal sheltering community. Visit the new web pages and facebook.com/ShelterSavvy. Click for more...
Bringing a Voice for Animals to the Planning Table
In New Mexico, APNM, concerned citizens and dedicated Emergency Managers (EM's) are beginning to make a big difference for animals in community planning and preparedness efforts around the state. A number of local, county and state agencies are taking action to assess their emergency sheltering capacity, develop new policies, purchase equipment, offer training, and create planning and response teams to better meet the needs of animals during wildfires and other emergencies. Click for more...
For Everything They Do...
The week of April 7th through April 13th marked National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week. The staff of Animal Protection of New Mexico and all who care about the welfare of animals recognize the importance of honoring the men and women who protect animals and the communities in which they live. Click for more...
Your Action Required to Keep Horses From Slaughter's Grim Grip
Over the last few weeks New Mexicans have seen a flurry of activity that proves what many of us already know: There is no such thing as humane horse slaughter, and New Mexicans want no part of this grisly industry. On April 4th, a brand new poll showed an overwhelming percentage of New Mexicans oppose horse slaughter in general, and also don't want a horse slaughter facility in their community. Click for more...
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Mayor and First Lady's Dog Ball 2013 - Saturday, April 6th
This year marks the 9th year for the annual event, which supports the City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department’s Spay/Neuter Voucher Program. The Mayor’s Dog Ball is sponsored by Clark’s Pet Emporium. Click for more... |
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Are you the person we need for this challenging position?
Animal Protection of New Mexico, Inc. (APNM), a 33-year-old non-profit animal advocacy organization, is seeking a full-time Animal Relocation Program Manager. This is a one-year position - made possible through a generous grant from the ASPCA® - reporting to one of APNM's Program Directors. Click for more... |
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Living Horses Are Our Heritage
There is no disputing that horses have been an integral part of humans' survival and well-being for centuries: Essential for transportation, farming, and even serving as compatriots in war. Today, horses continue to play a key role in New Mexico: As companions, teachers, healers, qualified service animals, athletes and participants in many kinds of competitions. Indeed, Americans today have a unique and enduring relationship with their horses, whom they value as living, breathing, thriving beings, not as flesh measured and sold by the pound. Click for more... |
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Public Comment Period Ends March 23, Make Your Voice Heard Today!
Nature News writes, “Government-funded chimpanzee research in the United States has been on notice for more than a year. This month, its time is probably up.” Click for more... |
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Get Involved To Help Ensure A Safety Net
Horses are animals of remarkable complexity and nuance. Physically, they combine grace and raw power like no other creature. Mentally, the animals have an intelligence and thoughtfulness that is unmistakable. For these reasons and more, New Mexicans and all Americans have benefited from horses for centuries in countless arenas - as a signer of the New Mexicans Against Horse Slaughter petition recently wrote, “Horses have been essential to our survival throughout history, helping us with transportation, mail, farming and even in wars.” Click for more... |
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Contact USDA and sign our petition for solutions, not slaughter, for horses
Apparently, bad ideas die hard. This week, almost a year since Valley Meat Company of Roswel applied to open the first horse slaughter facility in the U.S. in over five years, the New York Times reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering approval of the facility’s request. Click for more... |
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NIH Told To Retire Chimps and Increase Transparency
The last few months have brought several big changes for chimps kept captive in labs. Not just the start of the transfer of over 100 chimpanzees from a Louisiana lab to sanctuary at Chimp Haven, but also dramatic attempts to pass the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act during the last days of Congress in December, and the January 22 recommendations from the Working Group for sweeping changes in the use of chimpanzees in NIH-supported research. Click for more... |
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APNM sends out love and admiration to those who help advance work for animals in New Mexico!
On Valentine's Day, we all take a little time to send a message of love and thanks to those around us who touch our hearts. This year we would like to share a few stories about those who are loved by APNM. Click for more... |
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APNM Board Member's Humanitarian Lessons Pave the Way for Kosovo's First Animal Shelter
As featured in Albuquerque Journal, Animal Protection of New Mexico's Board of Directors member Tom Alexander traveled to southern Kosovo last November to teach schoolchildren that with empathy and care, dogs and cats can become loving companions and to educate municipal leaders of the need for a community animal shelter. Click for more... |
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