6/30/20 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Alan Edmonds, APNM Cruelty Case Manager: (505) 506-4000 / alan@apnm.org Mora, NM—Animal Protection New Mexico is offering a reward of up to $4,500 in a disturbing case of Extreme Animal Cruelty involving two horses shot in Mora County. Between June 13 and June 14, 2020, two horses were shot […]
$5,000 REWARD – Pony Killed, Butchered in Corrales
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2020 Press Contact: Alan Edmonds, APNM Cruelty Case Manager: (505) 506-4000 / alan@apnm.org Corrales, NM—On Thursday morning, June 25, 2020, New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) inspectors were called to investigate the killing of a horse in Corrales, NM, where they found Rocky, a Welsh Pony, dead in his stall and […]
Keep Horses Healthy and at Home through the COVID Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Albuquerque, N.M. – April 28, 2020 – Animal Protection New Mexico, the state’s leading advocate for the humane treatment of animals, announces equine emergency feed assistance for those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Are you or is someone you know struggling to feed their horses, mules, or donkeys because of financial hardships? […]
New Mexico Game Commission votes to end recreational cougar trapping
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 22, 2019)—Yesterday, the New Mexico State Game Commission voted unanimously to approve a new regulation that ends recreational cougar trapping in the state beginning in 2020. The decision follows a lawsuit waged by Animal Protection New Mexico and the Humane Society of the United States, which argued that indiscriminate traps and […]
APNM is offering a reward of up to $3000 in the case of a pit bull puppy found dead in a crate in Albuquerque
Animal Protection New Mexico Cruelty Case Manager Alan Edmonds noted, “Companion animals rely on their guardians to care for them. No matter what the circumstances, it’s always cruel and illegal to abandon a live animal. It’s also a crime to improperly dispose of a deceased companion animal. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/31/18 Press Contact: Alan Edmonds, [...]
APNM encourages the public to take a stand against Carson & Barnes circus
Animal circuses force wild animals to perform confusing and painful tricks through violence and intimidation. Circuses that treat animals cruelly are a poor example for our communities, and Carson & Barnes, in particular, has a significant and repeated record of animal abuse and neglect. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/18/2018 Contact: Alan Edmonds, Cruelty Case Manager Cell: [...]
APNM is offering a reward of up to $6000 in extreme animal cruelty case
The Raton Police Department has no suspects and is investigating this as a case of felony animal cruelty. “Whoever did this poses a danger to the people and animals of the community,” said Chief John Garcia. “We are asking for tips from the public to identify whoever is responsible for this despicable act.” FOR IMMEDIATE [...]
Wildlife advocates file federal lawsuit to protect endangered species from cougar trapping
For Immediate Release June 27, 2016 (June 28, 2016)—Arguing that the New Mexico State Game Commission violated the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) by authorizing cougar trapping that will harm endangered Mexican wolves and jaguars in New Mexico, The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection New Mexico and longtime Mexican wolf enthusiasts Peter [...]
The New Mexico Equine Shelter Rescue Fund provides nearly $30,000 in 2016 funding to help hungry and abused horses, donkeys and mules
For Immediate Release July 29, 2016 Albuquerque, N.M.- New Mexicans proved they care about the state’s equines in an unlikely place — their income tax returns. On July 25, 2016, the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) mailed disbursement checks totaling $29,493 to eight state-licensed horse shelters and sanctuaries. The money came from the NMLB’s Equine [...]
