August 25, 2020 Did you know: After five years of spay/neuter funding cycles, after passing a new law just like Senate Bill 57, the state of Maryland reported a 22% increase in adoptions and other "live release" of dogs and cats in their animal shelters... but their intake numbers stayed the same? That's because the [...]

May 4, 2020 Every two years, the landscape for future animal protection policies changes in New Mexico, when voters elect or re-elect candidates to political office with the power to pass or defeat important legislation. Another opportunity for change is upon us. The future of legislation—like "Roxy's Law" to crack down on traps, snares and [...]

April 13, 2020 Almost every part of our lives has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Like many of you, Animal Protection Voters staff all continue to physically distance and work from home for the sake of our fellow New Mexicans, and we send our heartfelt thoughts to all those who have personally been affected [...]

February 20, 2020 The last week of the 2020 state legislative session was a whirlwind, and today at noon it came to a close—but not before some ground-breaking progress for New Mexico's animals was made. During a short 30-day session, a bill's only hope is if it moves quickly. Senate Bill 57, the affordable spay/neuter [...]

February 14, 2020 Valentine's Day might be a day about love, but the emotion felt by New Mexico animal advocates today was cautious hope that multiple pro-animal bills may cross the finish line in the 2020 state legislative session. In the final days of the session, there is a chance to pass into law measures impacting animals [...]

February 9, 2020 There are just 11 days left of this year's 30-day state legislative session, and time is running out to make progress on pro-animal bills. Often the key to bills' advancement in the legislature is the collective voice of grassroots advocates like you. Please join us on Thursday, February 13, for Animal Protection [...]

February 1, 2020 Last week saw progress on several important animal protection bills, including the vital legislation to help New Mexico dramatically reduce our overpopulation and euthanasia of homeless dogs and cats. Keep reading to learn more about what’s happened so far, and what’s next. On Tuesday, the Senate Conservation Committee approved Senate Bill 33 (by […]

January 28, 2020 It’s been one whole week since the start of the 2020 state legislative session here in New Mexico, and the pace is starting to pick up. This year’s session is a short 30 days and limited mostly to budget and fiscal issues, except when the Governor has allowed specific bills by placing […]

March 18, 2019 The 2019 New Mexico legislative session ended at noon on Saturday, March 16th. In the final few days of the session, the status of Animal Protection Voters’ priority bills became much clearer. After frantic and determined activity by legislators and advocates pushing hundreds of other bills, we’re now celebrating the passage of […]

February 27, 2019 With less than three weeks to go in the 2019 legislative session, Animal Protection Voters’ priority bills continue to gain steam, but each bill still must clear several more hurdles.   Here is where these important animal-related bills currently stand, and what happened in the past 11 days: Senate Bill (SB) 367: […]