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ANIMAL PROTECTION VOTERS
ANIMAL PROTECTION NEW MEXICO
Impact:
Expand partnerships with Native Nations Work to institutionalize The Animal Connection virtual humane education curriculum Institutionalize plant-based milk option in schools Promote wildlife coexistence Maintain and expand, where possible, crucial program services and projects: • Equine protection direct services • Community Partnership projects • CARE/Cruelty helplines and domestic violence survivor co-sheltering • Emergency/disaster planning and response • Animal Control and other officer training scholarships • The Link/other training for judges and state agency staff Pursue other opportunities to support state infrastructure for animals Sustainability: Grow Equine Protection Fund Endowment for more sustained equine direct services: apnm.org/epfe Grow APNM’s NM Humane Infrastructure Endowment Fund: apnm.org/hief Grow support base for APNM and APV to sustain work: apnm.org/donate and apvnm.org/donate
Animal Protection Voters’ Early 2026 Wins:
Passed Senate Bill 38, which saves and makes permanent New Mexico’s Affordable Spay/Neuter Law by removing the Law’s repeal date of July 1, 2026. This Law supports access to affordable spay/neuter (for dogs and cats), a vital community service that all New Mexicans want and deserve, especially in rural, Tribal, and low-income areas. Successfully lobbied for The New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department to earmark over $350,000 to fund CARE services for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028. Along with key allies, helped pass Senate Bill 104, giving the New Mexico Wildlife Commission a fair, efficient process for removing commissioners for “incompetence, neglect of duty or malfeasance.”
Animal Protection Voters’ 2027 Legislative Priorities:
The Equine Shelter Rescue Fund—secure recurring funding and improve grant administration for organizations caring for homeless and abused horses and other equines The Animal Welfare Program Fund—replenish funding for animal shelters, animal control agencies, and humane programs Improve the state’s free-roaming horse law to ensure humane management and protection from slaughter Galvanize support for Tribal equine services programs, including fertility control Strengthen state animal cruelty laws and related infrastructure Protect animals (and their humans) facing domestic violence through court protection orders Ensure healthy plant-based milk options are readily available in school cafeterias Stop all anti-animal legislation
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