Animal Protection Voters

Despite blizzards in Albuquerque, volunteers, legislators and members turned out to lobby for the animals today. Governor Richardson kicked off the day with a press conference this morning to proclaim February 14th "Spay and Neuter Awareness Day." He was followed by Senator Mary Jane Garcia who is the Senate sponsor of two APV priority bills: the Cockfighting Ban (SB10) and the Animal Sheltering Services Act (SB458). Representative Miguel Garcia gave a powerful speech about the plight of chained dogs in our state along with Timber, a former chained dog for House Memorial 19. Lastly, Representative Joni Gutierrez who is sponsoring Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez's "Pet Owner Responsibility Act" spoke regarding the importance of spay and neuter and the pet overpopulation crisis in New Mexico.

Thank you so much to all of the legislators, members, volunteers and Governor Richardson for joining us for a great day of animal advocacy!