Press Releases

Animal Protection Voters endorses Raúl Torrez for New Mexico Attorney General in 2022 General Election

Voters urged to support pro-animal candidate Raúl Torrez Santa Fe, N.M. – Animal Protection Voters (APV), New Mexico’s leading political and legislative advocacy organization for animal protection, announced its endorsement of Raúl Torrez for Attorney General in the 2022 New Mexico election. Torrez received APV’s endorsement based on past personal and professional activity involving animal [...]

(PRESS RELEASE) Animal Protection Voters Endorses Melanie Stansbury for New Mexico’s Congressional District 1

May 4, 2021 Contact: Jessica Johnson, Chief Government Affairs Officer jessica@apvnm.org | 505-220-6656 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Fe, N.M. – Animal Protection Voters—New Mexico’s leading political and legislative advocacy organization for animal protection—has announced its endorsement of Melanie Stansbury for the Congressional District 1 seat formerly held by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Representative [...]

(PRESS RELEASE) A NEW ERA FOR NEW MEXICO: Senate Bill 32 AKA “ROXY’S LAW” Signed by Governor

For Immediate Release April 5, 2021 Contact: Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, jessica@apvnm.org SANTA FE, N.M.—Today, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 32, the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act, aka “Roxy’s Law.” Sponsored by Senator Bobby Gonzales (D-Ranchos de Taos) and Senator Brenda McKenna (D-Corrales) in the Senate and [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Recent Incidents Highlight Trapping as a Statewide Problem

The number of trapping incidents reported on the rise, especially in rural New Mexico For Immediate Release January 27, 2021 DIXON, N.M.—On the evening of January 25, Charlotte Medueño called for their dogs to come inside for the night, just as the blizzard was setting upon their family home in rural Dixon. Two dogs made [...]

2020 General Election Endorsements: New Mexico State Senate & State House of Representatives

Animal Protection Voters (APV), New Mexico’s leading political and legislative advocacy organization for animal protection—via its political action committee APV-PAC—announced its endorsement of 24 candidates facing contested races in the primary election on June 2, and early endorsement of 41 incumbents seeking re-election and facing opponents in the general election on November 3.

Animal Protection of New Mexico urges the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish to end policy of routine cruel strangulation of wildlife

Public documents reveal a bobcat was denied humane euthanasia via injection, was choked to death with catchpole by a Game & Fish officer as per department protocol FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2020 ALAMOGORDO, N.M.— Today, Animal Protection of New Mexico (APNM) sent a letter to the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish urging the [...]

2020 Primary Endorsements: U.S. Senate & U.S. House of Representatives

Animal Protection Voters, New Mexico’s leading political and legislative advocacy organization for animal protection—via its political action committee APV-PAC—announced its endorsement of three candidates in contested primary races for District Attorney. Recent notable animal-related criminal cases have been handled by those three judicial districts, making it important who serves as District Attorney in these districts.

2020 Primary Endorsements: District Attorneys

2020 Primary Endorsements: New Mexico State Senate & State House of Representatives

Animal Protection Voters Celebrates the Governor Signing Senate Bill 57, Affordable Spay/Neuter Legislation

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 6, 2020 SANTA FE, N.M. — Jessica Johnson, chief legislative officer for Animal Protection Voters, issued the following statement today regarding New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signing of Senate Bill 57: “Dog and cat overpopulation is a serious statewide problem with heartbreaking and expensive consequences, and it […]