A butterfly in your yard is one of thousands of pollinator species that keep New Mexico’s ecosystems (and our food systems) thriving. Photo: Scott Baxter As many as 2,000 pollinator species live in New Mexico, including 300 butterfly species and 1,400 bee species. Moths, beetles, flies, wasps, bats, and hummingbirds also contribute to pollination. The survival […]
Strengthening Animal Protection in Taos County
APNM Cruelty Response and Advocacy Director Alan Edmonds stands with Taos County Sheriff Steve Miera and members of the Taos County Sheriff’s Office, whose deputies received APNM-supported training to strengthen animal control services countywide. Photo: Heidi Baxter/APNM For decades, Animal Protection New Mexico has been providing scholarships to hundreds of our state’s Animal Control and Law […]
Press Release: Animal Protection New Mexico releases new report exposing the hidden cost of cow’s milk in schools
Santa Fe, N.M.—Animal Protection New Mexico (APNM) has released a new report, “Dairy’s Not Fair: Why New Mexico’s Children Deserve Plant-Based Milk Options in Schools,” which reveals how outdated policies and the influence of industry force harmful choices—and negative health, environmental, and social costs—onto New Mexico’s children and families. While cow’s milk has long been […]
New Mexico’s proposed Clean Fuels Program has a “Factory Farm Loophole”
Animal Protection New Mexico knows the fight against climate change, and the need to adapt and respond to its effects, is critical to sustaining the planet and all of its inhabitants, including animals. To that end, we have been monitoring the New Mexico Environment Department’s development of rules to implement the new Clean Transportation Fuels Program. […]
Mexican Gray Wolves Must be Protected
Catron County, home to the Gila Wilderness, includes a large part of the Mexican gray wolf recovery area in New Mexico. But some ranching interests in the County have not been friendly to the wolves. Just in the last few months, the Catron County Commission passed a disaster declaration based on exaggerated claims of the dangers wolves pose to farmed animals and humans, asked that the Governor declare a statewide emergency, and even requested that the federal government send in the National Guard.
The APF Chimps Are Finally Safe. We Never Gave Up.
For years, these government-owned chimpanzees were kept hidden on Holloman Air Force Base, denied the retirement they were promised. Through APNM’s efforts, alongside your voice and support, the federal government has finally fulfilled its obligation.
Keeping Families Together Through Co-Sheltering
Imagine finding yourself in a dangerous domestic violence situation and fearing for the safety of not only yourself but your companion animal as well. Domestic violence survivors frequently face this heartbreaking reality. APNM’s CARE (Companion Animal Rescue Effort) Program Services seek to ensure that both humans and their companion animals find safety together. CARE Program […]
Our Holiday Schedule and Warm Wishes!
As the end of 2024 is approaching, we are reflecting on all of this year’s achievements and progress won to protect animals in New Mexico, as well as feeling gratitude to all those who make our work possible. The winter holidays provide the perfect time to pause, recharge, and spend time with loved ones before […]
NIH Announces Remaining APF Chimps Will Go to Sanctuary…Finally!
November 8, 2024 Animal Protection New Mexico learned this week that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to transfer to sanctuary the remaining 23 chimpanzees housed at the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) located on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The NIH has indicated it will start moving the last APF chimps to […]
Chimp Crazy
The HBO/Max four-part docuseries, “Chimp Crazy,” aired its final episode in September, and with that, the “post-game” discussion began on what the series revealed. Not just about ‘pet’ chimpanzee ownership, but the fate of all chimpanzees, including the 23 still housed at the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) on Holloman Air Force Base. “Chimp Crazy” highlights the absurdity […]
