Action for Animals (APA) Mission and Vision

Our mission is to offer lifesaving programs and services to rescue at-risk companion animals in Doña Ana County and support people and their pets in living healthy and happy lives together. We envision a time when all companion animals in our community are treated with respect and kindness.

Since May 2012, we have rescued more than 6,800 animals.

The majority of these have been dogs and cats/kittens pulled from our municipal shelter.

We can do this through the tireless work of our staff, foster families, and volunteers, and because of the support of our donors. The APA Adoption and Education Center is located at 537 N. Solano Dr. and is open Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday from 11 to 4 and by appointment at 575-644-0505.

Info line:  575-644-0505; adoption center:  575-571-4654; e-mail:  mail@apalascruces.org.

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ACTion Programs for Animals

Services and programs we offer: We rescue dogs and cats, primarily from the shelter, to offer for adoption. We also run the local pet food bank, the Prisoners and Animals Working Toward Success (P.A.W.S.) prison dog training program, and our Second Chance Thrift Store. This is a page for those interested in and supporters of ACTion Programs for Animals in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We hope that you will interact with the content on this page. If you choose to leave a comment, you are agreeing to our community guidelines policy, outlined below. We reserve the right to delete posts on our page containing any of the following elements: -racist/hate speech - profanity - misinformation - spam - off-topic/irrelevant including self-promotional posts not having to do with animals or the organization - personal attacks - promoting violence - promoting illegal or questionable activities - rallying on behalf of people or organizations which support animal abuse - circulation of photos that depict animal cruelty If you violate this policy, you will be removed from our page. You will also be removed if you repeatedly harass the organization or others in the comment section. We encourage open discussion and engagement, which includes disagreement, but we will not tolerate the use of our page to harass or taunt others. We appreciate your cooperation and support!
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ACTion Programs for Animals19 hours ago
Zara accompanied our dedicated volunteer, Kandy, last week to visit the nice people at Haciendas at Grace Village. Kandy and one of our dogs visit the residents in four buildings each Tuesday afternoon to share doggy comfort and love. 🐾💙🐾 And tomorrow is Zara's first round of heartworm treatment!
#dogrescue #rescueveterinarycare #ittakesavillage #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference
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ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals1 day ago
The baby we rescued Saturday with her mom and four siblings has made it through another day. We sent her in as an emergency Saturday afternoon because she was struggling to breathe, and Dr. Kyle said the next 48 hours were critical. The baby is already looking better; she's a little fighter! 😻 And her foster mom is doing a great job, too!! 👏👏👏
#kittenrescue #EmergencyVetCare #ittakesacommunity #fosteringsaveslives #donationsmakeadifference
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ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago
Our new mama with babies are doing well ... and the one little baby struggling to breathe yesterday is still hanging on, too ... she's a little fighter! Please help us pray 🙏 for her tonight. The next 24 hours are critical for her.
Special thanks to our wonderful foster mom caring for them all. She's providing humidity they need plus supplemental syringe feeding plus Sub Q fluids for the kitten fighting to live.
#ittakesavillage #fosteringsaveslives #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference #ittakesacommunity
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ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago
❤️Leia is a lucky girl who ended up in a WONDERFUL home. The couple who adopted her took over her vet care after her initial surgery. That's rare; we usually cover it for very special-needs animals for life.❤️
That's where the assistance from the Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF) and other foundations supports us.
#dogrescue #adoptspecialneeds #foundationgifts #fosteringsaveslives #donationsmakeadifference
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ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago
Special thanks to volunteer groomer Sheri for giving senior gal Leia a makeover! We took in Leia, 14, as part of our planned giving program. And she's trying out a long-term foster home now.
The poor old dog is struggling after losing her home she was in since 2011, and she misses her family, too. We will make sure she lives out the rest of her life in a loving home. It will take her time to adjust, but she will.
#dogrescue #PlannedGiving #fosteringsaveslives #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference
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ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals3 days ago
BIG congrats to Bauhaus (black with white kitten) and Lindsey (black adult) on their adoptions today! 😻😻
#kittenrescue #catrescue #adoptdontshop #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference
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ACTion Programs for Animals is working hard to help our community reach a No Kill status (saving 90+% of our sheltered animals’ lives) as quickly as possible.

Services and programs we offer: pet food bank, low-cost dog and cat vaccination clinics, Second Chance Dogs rescue program for formerly abused dogs, APA Rescue Program.

campaign which pulls at-risk animals from our municipal shelter to lower our kill rate.

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