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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 Animals9 hours ago
Special thanks to the Las Cruces Adult Probation and Parole Department for this donation today for our Pet Food Bank. We've had to purchase food for the last month, and we greatly need and appreciate food collections and donations from groups or businesses, etc.
Besides helping individuals, we also give pet food regularly to the pet residents at the La Casa Inc. shelters and to the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope for their unhoused clients with pets. 🐾💙🐾💜🐾
#petfoodbank #petfoodpantry #nonprofitpartnerships #ittakesacommunity #donationsmakeadifference
You can also donate to us for our food purchases for the program under Donate at www.apalascruces.org.
THANK YOU!
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ACTion Programs for Animals9 hours ago
Better late than never ... May the 4th be with You! 😻😹
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ACTion Programs for Animals11 hours ago
We have so many wonderful adoption follow-ups to catch up with that we're going to post them more often. This lovely cat is APA alum Charmander--now Ellie. Her mom says she is quite something and had never had a kitten/cat so full of life and energy. Ellie can be a bit mischievous at times. She loves to go on walks, play with her brother, Bernard, and run around at 3 a.m. 😹
Ellie grew into a beautiful cat. We rescued her as a kitten. 😻
#kittenrescue #catrescue #ittakesacommunity #donationsneeded #donationsappreciated

Thank you for the wonderful update and pictures.

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Adoption Follow-up Monday features APA alum Dexter. He's living a great life with his family. He especially enjoys napping and pretending to help with the laundry. 😻💙😻
#catrescue #kittenrescue #ittakesavillage #adoptionsaveslives #donationsmakeadifference
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ACTion Programs for Animals18 hours ago
Luna had a great time on her Doggy Day Out excursion yesterday! She enjoyed riding in the car with the windows cracked. At Soledad Canyon, she wanted to smell ALL the smells. She did not pull on her leash, and she politely greeted several other hikers. This special gal is a young adult and a graduate of our Southern New Mexico PAWS prison training program. She's ready to find her furever home. 🐾🧡🐾
We welcome people to volunteer to take our dogs on Doggy Day Outs for a few hours up to a few days. Call us or come by to learn more at 575-571-4654.
#doggydayout #ittakesavillage #adoptatraineddog #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference
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We saved these vulnerable lives today from the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley, our municipal shelter. When we open space in our facility or foster homes, we immediately fill those spaces. And we can only continue our non-srop, lifesaving work with the continuous support of our community.
The biggest way you can contribute is by becoming a sustaining APA Recurring Donor Hero--be it as a monthly, quarterly, or yearly contributor. We operate a commercial facility with no government support. We care for up to 100 animals in our shelter 24/7/365. And we have found the best, most cost-effective sources for all our supplies and veterinary care--in-house and via external clinics.
Learn how to become an APA Recurring Donor Hero here if you haven't already done so:
https://apalascruces.org/become-a-recurring-donor/
And thanks for the few hundred of you who are already contributing. Each of you are heroes to these precious animals who join our lifelong APA family. 🐾💙🧡💜🐾
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APA is working hard to help our municipal shelter and community become a No Kill success story. We pull animals from the shelter when we have space.
The programs and services we offer are the Pet Food Bank, P.A.W.S. (Prisoners and Animals Working Toward Success), a prison-dog training program, and our adoption center, where cats/kittens/dogs are cared for 24/7/365 until adopted. We care for up to 100 animals in our building.

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