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: […]

February 18, 2019 Wild horses are treasured symbols of the American West, and their presence in New Mexico is cherished by many who live here. Unfortunately, not all community members appreciate wild horses, and years of conflict have put horses in terrible danger. Broken state law and consequences from litigation have placed wild horses at […]