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 6,600 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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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!

ACTion Programs for Animals7 minutes ago

Please tune in tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. with our friends at Hot 103 and our amazing host, Monica, for our Pet-of-the-Week (POW). Meet Stella! She is a 3.5 year-old gal who we originally rescued as a young puppy. After maturing, she wasn't working out in a family of many small dogs. We've since gotten Stella's allergies and weight under control, and she's been great in doggy play group with others closer to her size. Stella is a great gal who deserves to find her furever home. Don't we ALL?! 🐾🧡🐾
We also have our ongoing APA Recurring Donor Hero donation campaign. We HONESTLY need the support of many more in our community to continue our lifesaving work in DAC and avoid possible emergency operations or intake freezes, etc. 😞
Learn more about how to sign up here:
https://apalascruces.org/become-a-recurring-donor/
#dogrescue #adoptdontshop #ittakesavillage #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference

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Stella is ready to find her furever home. She was adopted from us as a young puppy but was returned at 3.5 years old with some extra weight on her from allergy treatments she was getting. Unfortunately, after she matured, she was not a good fit for many smaller dogs in the home.
Stella has been doing better with her allergies, has lost weight, and our PAWS Team has included her in doggy play groups to help her get social with other dogs more her size. She's protective of her people, too. She'd make a great family dog for most homes.
#dogrescue #adoptspecialneeds #adoptdontshop #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference

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ACTion Programs for Animals1 day ago

Adoption Follow-up Monday features APA alum Prada, now Greta. She was adopted back in the spring of 2025. Her family wanted to let us know that she's doing great!
From Greta's mom:
"Greta loves sprinting around the yard, playing with toys, and getting treats from the barista at the coffee truck. She is incredibly sweet and fun. She also loves to cuddle up and watch Love Island and Bravo reality shows on the couch with me. She’s a total angel who has made my life a million times better.
Thank you all so much for everything you do and bringing her into my life!! You’re an incredible organization."
🐾❤️🐾
#adoptionfollowup #adoptdontshop #dogrescue #volunteersmakeadifference #donationsmakeadifference

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ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago

We had a tragic and unexpected loss today. Munchkin died overnight of an unknown illness that hit fast and mercilessly. It was our new staff's first experience with such a loss, and our Executive Director who has experienced much loss was also blindsided and hit hard by this tragedy.
Kitten rescue is heartbreaking work. We hope our precious, sweet baby is in a better place now.
R.I.P., Munchkin.😿

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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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Action for Animals (APA) Mission and Vision

Since May 2012, we have rescued more than 6,600 animals.

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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.