What a night! The 2018 General Election was a watershed moment for New Mexico’s animals and all the compassionate voters who care about them. The prospect of seeing animal protection legislation pass the state legislature—and signed by the Governor—relies solely on whether the right policymakers hold office to take those positive, pro-animal actions. This year, […]
Big Wins for Animals in the 2018 Primary Election
By the end of New Mexico’s primary election day—Tuesday, June 5, 2018—a little more than 27% of voters eligible to vote in the primary election had cast their ballots. And when voters went to the ballots, it’s clear that animal protection was one of the issues they kept front of mind. Animal Protection Voters and […]
The Truth About House Bill 64 and Your Pet’s Food
Last week, the New Mexico Legislature approved House Bill 64, a bill that will create a new funding mechanism for statewide low-cost spay/neuter services by charging dog and cat food & treat manufacturers an annual fee for each product they register in New Mexico. Registration is required in order to ensure the safety of dog [...]
The Official Post-Session Report: How animal bills fared in the 2017 NM legislative session
By Jessica Johnson, APV Chief Legislative Officer Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2017 The 2017 New Mexico legislative session concluded a couple of weeks ago—and once again, Animal Protection Voters was in the capitol building every single day, serving as the driving force behind bills to improve the lives of animals in our state. A lot happened over [...]
A Presidents Day Pledge
By Laura Bonar, APV Chief Program & Policy Officer Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 We’re in the middle of a so-called “long” New Mexico legislative session, working day and night on legislation to help animals all over our state: working to crack down on horrific animal cruelty and neglect, secure much-need funding for low-income spay/neuter services, and […]
Today’s hearing on vital spay/neuter legislation
“Dogs can’t add, and cats can’t subtract, but they both can multiply” By Lisa Jennings, APV Executive Director Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 Wow! Hats off to the caring New Mexicans who today took time from their jobs, families, and other commitments to come to Santa Fe to speak up for House Bill 123, sponsored by Rep. Carl […]
Cougar trapping season has started: What we’re doing about it
By Jessica Johnson, APV Chief Legislative Officer Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 Starting November 1 of last year—for the first time in nearly five decades—millions of acres of New Mexico’s private and state trust lands are now open to cougar trapping until March 31, 2017. This means everyone is at greater risk of stepping into cougar traps […]
It’s time for New Mexico to rethink its wildlife rabies policies
By Jessica Johnson, APV Chief Legislative Officer Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 Karen Williams had just passed the 23-mile mark of a marathon organized in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Several runners had already scaled the hill in front of her and continued on their way to the finish line. But when Karen reached the top, she […]
2016 Election Day Results: What They Mean for New Mexico’s Animals
By Jessica Johnson, Chief Legislative Officer Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 From the outset of this election year, we knew that if we wanted to see important animal protections—particularly for wildlife—put in place in the near future, something big had to change in the New Mexico State Legislature on Election Day. Now that we know the […]
The future BernCo Animal Shelter needs your vote!
By Jessica Johnson, Chief Legislative Officer; and Leslie King, Program Director Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 Did you know: Bernalillo County voters have a golden opportunity in the upcoming November 8 general election to approve a bond measure that includes $1.5 million to solidify construction of the new Bernalillo County Animal Shelter? A YES VOTE on General Obligation Bond Question […]
