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
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: 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 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 […]
Animal Protection Voters Endorses 2019 Candidates in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe Elections
In upcoming city elections in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe, every vote can be a voice for animals. As municipalities continue to face significant animal issues in upcoming years, Animal Protection Voters proudly announces its endorsement of the following candidates.
Monumental Moment: Senate Bill to Ban Coyote Killing Contests Passes NM Legislature, Advances to Governor’s Desk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2019 SANTA FE, N.M. – Tonight, by a vote of 37-30, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed Senate Bill (SB) 76 to prohibit coyote killing contests statewide. Having passed the New Mexico Senate by a vote of 22-17 last month, Senate Bill 76 will advance to the desk of […]
A Dog Has Been Killed by a Trap in Northern New Mexico
Land Commissioner Pledges to Enact Policy, State Legislators Plan to Introduce “Roxy’s Law” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 8, 2019 ESPAÑOLA, NM — On November 25, 2018, a dog strangled to death in a trap on public land. Roxy The incident happened at Santa Cruz Lake, a Bureau of Land Management recreation area in northern New Mexico. [...]
Series of awful trapping incidents spotlights need for reform
Three-legged wolf, tortured bobcat, injured raven, trapped pet dogs, and dumped wildlife carcasses highlight the toll on animal welfare and public safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2018 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, csmith@wildearthguardians.org Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection of New Mexico & Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, jessica@apnm.org Mary Katherine Ray, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, 575-772-5655, [...]
