Nov. 29, 2020 SANTA FE – Terry Miller of White Rock was walking her two dogs through the Jemez National Recreation Area on Thanksgiving Day when she heard a sharp scream. She turned around to find her dog, Jessie, a 2-year-old Dutch shepherd, with one of her paws caught in a metal trap near the […]
Nov. 27, 2020 LAS CRUCES – On Nov. 20, a man on his morning walk discovered multiple piles of dead and skinned coyotes off a main road near Santa Teresa. Kevin Bixby, executive director of the Southwest Environmental Center in Las Cruces, went to the site to check out the scene on Sunday. “It was pretty gruesome,” […]
Nov. 21, 2020 AZTEC — It isn’t unusual for James Stackhouse’s husky, Ivy, to disappear for a couple minutes while they are out hiking. She’s never out of sight for long and, at first, he didn’t think much about her absence as they were hiking near Lake Farmington on Nov. 14. Stackhouse said he whistled […]
By Brenda McKenna | Guest Columns – March 21, 2018 The Albuquerque City Council recently approved a resolution condemning coyote killing contests (CKCs) and supporting legislation for a statewide ban. This is welcomed. Supporters of this legislation outnumber those opposed by more than two to one, according a December 2016 poll sponsored by Animal Protection Voters. […]
Sun-News Reports | lcsun-news.com – March 1, 2018 Gov. Susana Martinez, who has been resolute in opposing all tax increases throughout her two terms in office, has vetoed legislation that would have imposed a $100 fee on pet foods sold in the state in order to fund low-cost spay and neuter services. Supporters of House Bill […]
By Rep. Carl Trujillo/Santa Fe Democrat | Guest Columns – Feb 25, 2018 Albert Einstein is credited with saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. When it comes to addressing the costly problem of pet overpopulation, New Mexico desperately needs to do something […]
By the Sun-News Editorial Board Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 The article about a beloved family pet who was run over and killed by a trespasser in a black sportscar has certainly struck a nerve. More readers have clicked on that story and video online than any we’ve posted in the past year. People are angry […]
By May Ortega – Feb 12, 2018 Half of the animals that enter shelters in New Mexico end up being euthanized, and lawmakers are getting closer to agreeing on a measure that would charge a fee to pet food companies to help fund spay and neuter services across the state. Under the proposals, one in the […]
By Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board – Feb 11, 2018 The legislative session ends in just four short days. That means lawmakers will be working late into the night — and likely into the wee hours of the morning — to get important legislation across the finish line and onto the governor’s desk. Those that should be […]
