Early last month, APNM’s cruelty response team waited with bated breath to hear the latest news from the District Attorney’s office for the Fourth Judicial District. Our Cruelty Response & Advocacy Director, who has spent the last several years working collaboratively with community members and law enforcement on one of the most egregious cases of […]
Why Cracking Down on Cockfighting Matters
Recently, APNM provided comments in a media story about a cockfighting bust in Albuquerque this month. We took this opportunity to reflect on how things have changed—and stayed the same—since our legislative arm Animal Protection Voters’ 2007 victory making cockfighting a criminal offense in New Mexico. Despite the law on the books, APNM’s Animal Cruelty […]