APNM Honors Animal Welfare Officers
for Their Tireless Dedication
to the Animals of New Mexico

April 10-16th was National Animal Control Officer Appreciation week and APNM staffers, Lisa Boegl and Sherry Mangold gratefully delivered fruit baskets and boxes of goodies to those who respond so readily to help animals in need.  In addition to these deliveries, appreciation cards from the entire staff were mailed to animal control officers throughout the state!

TOP: APNM's Sherry Mangold, Senior Cruelty Case Manager & Lisa Boegl, Cruelty Case Manager with Torrance County Deputy Sheriff, Erwin Greven. BOTTOM: APNM staffers thanking Bernalillo County Animal Welfare Interim Director, Manuel Ruiz, and his officers at their staff meeting.

APNM’s Cruelty Case Managers, as well as citizens in the communities they serve, call upon these officers to take care of everything from starving kittens to dogs left chained out of reach of food and water and horses crippled by their elfin hooves.  Concerns for neglected and abused animals are received through the Animal Protection of New Mexico Cruelty Line  (505-265-2322 ext. 29) as well as the APNM web page and the Attorney General’s Animal Cruelty Task Force Hot Line (877-5HUMANE).  This toll free service is manned by APNM and operates throughout New Mexico.   Combined, these venues average 200 issues per month.  

Animal Control Officers respond to every kind of imaginable issue involving livestock and nuisance wildlife as well as companion animals.  They investigate complaints against pet stores and breeders and help educate about proper living and health conditions for these animals. 
           
Often these officers are the first responders to volatile situations such as domestic violence and other forms of criminal activities as well as animal cruelty.  While dog fighting and cockfighting are illegal, there still exist a few organized pockets of such barbaric practices and our Animal Control Officers put their safety at risk each time they respond to these tips.
           
Animal Protection of New Mexico salutes the work of those who serve throughout New Mexico in the municipal and county agencies who care for those who cannot speak for themselves.






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