March 5, 2022 Photo courtesy: Classy Earlier this week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law House Bill 56 (HB 56), a bill that will extend temporary permits from sixty day to six months for out-of-state veterinarians providing services to nationally accredited zoos & aquariums. This change will make it easier for animals in these [...]

March 4, 2022 Photo courtesy: NMDOG On the evening of Wednesday, March 2, 2022, to a standing-room-only crowd, the Valencia County Board of Commissioners heard and voted on an animal control ordinance revision proposal that will greatly improve the daily lives of the community’s animals.  Animal Protection Voters was honored to play a role in [...]

February 17, 2022 The 2022 New Mexico legislative session wrapped up today at noon. Nothing short of a whirlwind, this year’s session saw the introduction of hundreds of pieces of legislation, some of which would impact animals in New Mexico and beyond. On the whole, there was wide cross-party support for animal-friendly legislation—although, given the [...]

February 10, 2022 There is just one week left in the 2022 thirty-day legislative session, which focuses primarily on budgetary and fiscal matters, but there are still a few animal-related legislative measures in the mix. From zoo elephants, to shelter dogs and cats, to endangered wolves—here are the latest updates on how animals may be [...]

February 2, 2022 On Tuesday, January 18th, our 112 New Mexico state legislators gathered at the Roundhouse, to kick off the 2022 New Mexico legislative session. On even-numbered years like this, New Mexico lawmakers meet for a 30-day “short session” where the focus is constrained to budgets, financial appropriations, and a limited number of items [...]

January 12, 2022 There are just a few days left before the New Mexico State Legislature convenes for its 30-day state legislative session, and a lot of focus right now is on the 112 state representatives and state senators who serve in the Legislature, tasked with considering and voting on legislation. But did you know [...]

March 19, 2021 After more than a decade of work—battling a slew of misinformation and fear-mongering from opposition every step of the way, but supported by the majority of New Mexicans—the New Mexico State Legislature passed legislation to ban traps, snares, and poisons on public lands. The final week of the 2021 state legislative session [...]

March 11, 2021 With just nine days left of the 2021 state legislative session in New Mexico, it's a race to the finish line for some animal-related bills, while others appear stuck in committees where it is uncertain whether they will receive a vote. But a lot of progress has happened quickly in just the [...]

February 24, 2021 The New Mexico state legislative session is now over halfway done. While animal protection bills are still progressing, the process has slowed as we enter the back half—in part because of bottlenecks in committee schedules, and in part because some bills are relatively new and facing due (but lengthy) consideration and debate [...]

February 16, 2021 All of us at Animal Protection Voters extend our heartfelt wishes that every New Mexican—including their animals—is staying warm and safe amidst the winter weather that has struck our region over the past few days. Despite the storms, the work of the New Mexico State Legislature has powered forward, and multiple bills impacting [...]