Contact Us

APNM’s Companion Animal Rescue Effort (CARE) provides financial assistance for emergency veterinary care and temporary boarding for animals of domestic violence survivors. Email CARE@apnm.org or call 505-533-CARE (505-533-2273) for more information.

In an emergency, please call your veterinarian or the nearest available vet clinic.

Currently, there are no known programs for immediate emergency assistance. In an emergency, contact your veterinarian or the nearest available vet clinic for guidance and information about payment options for any upfront costs. There are statewide and national programs that may be able to assist with other vet care costs, including emergency costs that can wait several days for treatment/urgent care costs. Check The Oscar Foundation, The Pet Fund, and Red Rover Relief Urgent Care grants. These programs generally require an application process, and it may take several days before they are able to respond.

APNM’s New Mexico Spay/Neuter Resources Directory contains a thorough listing of low-cost and no-cost spay/neuter service providers. 

For those near Albuquerque or able to travel, the two least expensive clinics in the Albuquerque area at this time are VetCo and Express Vet NM. VetCo also has a location in Valencia County. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter’s Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic offers low-cost vaccinations. For other New Mexico communities, please call your local animal shelter or animal control office for referrals.

Check with your local human food bank and animal welfare groups in your area for referrals. Roadrunner Food Bank’s Food Finder tool can help you find your local human food bank. APNM’s New Mexico Animal Resources Guide includes a thorough listing of animal welfare groups. It is available as a searchable online database and a downloadable PDF.

• If you are a veteran in the Albuquerque area, the Veterans Integration Center’s pet food bank can offer assistance.
• Valencia County residents can find help through HART (Homeless Animal Rescue Team).
• ACTion Programs for Animals operates a pet food bank for Doña Ana County
• The Animal Welfare Coalition of Northeastern New Mexico assists San Miguel County

APNM’s Equine Protection Fund assists qualifying individuals with temporary feed assistance, gelding services, and humane euthanasia. Email epf@apnm.org for more information.

APNM’s New Mexico Animal Resources Guide includes a thorough listing of shelters and rescues. It is available as a searchable online database and a downloadable PDF. 

APNM’s New Mexico Animal Resources Guide includes a thorough listing of shelters and rescues. It is available as a searchable online database and a downloadable PDF.

APNM’s Animal Laws webpage provides a thorough listing of New Mexico city and county animal ordinances.

Please visit the Animal Protection Voters website at www.apvnm.org. 

APNM does not give legal advice or make referrals to attorneys. You may search for an attorney via the State Bar of New Mexico website: https://www.sbnm.org/For-Public/I-Need-a-Lawyer/Online-Bar-Directory

APNM offers New Mexico educators its popular humane education program, The Animal Connection, in digital form. Contact Education and Outreach Director César Díaz, cesar@apnm.org, for information.