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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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June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month!
If you can't adopt, consider a donation this month to help us care for all our fabulous felines. Learn the ways you can contribute under Donate at apalascruces.org. 😻
#catrescue #kittenrescue #adoptasheltercat #adoptashelterkitten #donationsneeded
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We end this Adoption Follow-up Monday night with this wonderful update:
"I have attached some photos of Binkley, who has been renamed Hercules, doing a couple of his favorite hobbies—lounging in his tower and playing video games with my husband. Ha, ha!
He is the “doggiest” cat I’ve ever met. He LOVES attention and my kids love giving it, so it’s a win-win.
I originally went to your shelter with a different cat in mind, and I’m just so thankful he was recommended. Herc is one of the best cats I’ve been around. ❤️"
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Miracle has been with us since the end of March. She went into the @ascmvadoptables as a stray from Anthony. She was covered in fleas/ticks and had a wounded ear. Then she collapsed on us because she was dangerously anemic. It took two blood transfusions and months of food/supplements to get her back into a healthy condition. And she was finally spayed last week!
Miracle must have lived a solitary life because she has no social skills with dogs. We're seeking an only dog home, and in the meantime, our in-house PAWS handlers are working on her obedience training. #dogrescue #ittakesavillage #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsneeded #donationsappreciated
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Although we have paid staff in key areas, they are stretched very thin. Volunteers serve so many vital roles we could not do otherwise. These are the key areas where volunteers make such a HUGE difference. And we need MORE support.
For example, we need to get one large dog to Animal Humane in ABQ this Friday by 1 p.m. Is anyone headed there who can help us? Contact our manager at 575-644-0505 if so. The time is a set appointment we need to make it to.
THANK YOU!
#ittakesacommunity #ittakesavillage #volunteersneeded #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference
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Join us in wishing our kittens adopted today the BEST of luck in their new homes! 😻😻😻
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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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