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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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Our Second Chance Thrift Store- ACTion Programs for Animals Mini Auction started this morning! It's time to start bidding for your favorite items!! Auction link:
https://apalascruces.auctions.networkforgood.com/auctions/june-second-chance-thrift-store-mini-auction
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Captain Morgan is getting his injured leg amputated tomorrow by Dr. Kyle. And there's no telling what happened to him/how he sustained this terrible injury. County Animal Control set a trap to get him when they noticed his leg was missing. Then they took him to the shelter.
For tonight, the dog is as comfortable as possible with pain killers and sedatives and Cerenia to calm his tummy. And he'll be neutered tomorrow as well.
Donations are needed and appreciated under Donate at apalascruces.org. And this guy could really use a foster home for his recovery time. All of our large dog kennels are full.
THANK YOU!
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We pulled this guy last minute despite having no open kennels and struggling financially ... we didn't want to see him suffer more nor die. We thank Amy at the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley for getting him to Schumacher Veterinary Clinic as quickly as possible. And we can really use donations and a foster home for him. We're calling him Captain Morgan for now. See the many ways to contribute under Donate at apalascruces.org, and if you can foster, please contact our manager at 575-644-0505. You can also contribute directly to our account at the vet clinic. Every bit helps! 🙏🐾💙🐾🙏
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We pulled this guy last minute despite having no open kennels and struggling financially ... we didn't want to see him suffer more nor die. We thank Amy at the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley for getting him to Schumacher Veterinary Clinic as quickly as possible. And we can really use donations and a foster home for him. We're calling him Captain Morgan for now. See the many ways to contribute under Donate at apalascruces.org, and if you can foster, please contact our manager at 575-644-0505. You can also contribute directly to our account at the vet clinic. Every bit helps! 🙏🐾💙🐾🙏
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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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