Animal Protection Voters (APV) is proud to announce its endorsement of Deb Haaland for Governor of New Mexico in the 2026 election. Haaland, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, is by far the most experienced candidate, having previously directed a federal agency overseeing the conservation and use of roughly 500 million acres of federal lands, national parks, and wildlife refuges. Further, no other candidate vying for the Governor’s seat can compare to her voting record on, or history of sponsoring, animal [...]

Representative Cristina Parajón, (HD 25), co-sponsor of SB 38, speaks to the crowd attending the 2026 Animal Protection Lobby Day The 2026 New Mexico legislative session wrapped up at noon on Thursday February 19—and after a whirlwind of a session—we’re happy to report some significant long-term wins for animals. In total, 817 pieces of legislation [...]

With just one week left of the state legislative session, bills must move fast to have a chance at making it through the process. Bearing that in mind, let’s take a look at where the most impactful animal bills are in the process—and their prospects for getting to the Governor’s desk. The Fight to Save [...]

As we near the halfway point of the 2026 New Mexico legislative session, which lasts a mere thirty days, we’re thrilled to share updates on several key animal-related bills. Senate Bill 38 to Save New Mexico’s Affordable Spay/Neuter Law Makes Swift Progress In 2020, when the state legislature passed New Mexico’s Affordable Spay/Neuter Law, which [...]

APV is thrilled to announce Senator Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) and Representative Cristina Parajón (D-Albuquerque) have teamed up to file Senate Bill 38 to save New Mexico’s Affordable Spay/Neuter Law. More legislators from both sides of the aisle are expected to sign on as cosponsors soon due to wide bi-partisan support for keeping the Law in place.  Why does [...]

At Animal Protection Voters (APV), we believe voters and elected officials can make a positive difference for animals. That’s why we reached out to candidates running for Mayor and City Council in three of the biggest cities in New Mexico—Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe—in the 2025 local elections to see which candidates will fight [...]

In 2021, we celebrated when the New Mexico Legislature passed Senate Bill 32 and finally enacted a ban on traps, snares, and poisons on public lands in the New Mexico (with limited exceptions).   The win came after many years of toil by Animal Protection Voters and our coalition allies, documenting the increasing incidents of innocent [...]