APA is a progressive animal welfare organization seeking to improve the quality of life for companion animals in Dona Ana County and greatly reduce the number of unwanted animals impounded and euthanized at the municipal shelter.

Action for Animals (APA)

Since May 2012, we have rescued more than 6,000 animals.

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

We are able to do this through the tireless volunteer work of our rescue/foster coordinators, foster families, weekend adoptions, and on a very tight, shoe-string budget. Please consider joining us!

APA Adoption and Education Center, 537 N. Solano., Las Cruces, NM, 88001
Open Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Saturday 11 to 3 or by appointment.

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!
ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals18 hours ago
Our Vet Care Fund spotlight this week is on sweet kitten Mariposa. We saw a call for help from the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley for this super sweet kitty needing rescue because she had a suspected dislocated hip. We got her over to Schumacher Veterinary Clinic as an emergency, and the very next day, Dr. Kyle was able to perform the kitty's needed FHO (femoral head ostectomy) surgery and spay her, too. It looks like Mariposa is going to be able to walk again soon on the injured leg. See her videos in the comments from the shelter; she is as sweet as she is beautiful!
Donations are appreciated for Mariposa's emergency care and orthopedic surgery. Here are ways you can donate:
*Our online donation page at https://apalascruces.networkforgood.com/projects/11006-action-programs-for-animals
*Via PayPal to mail@apalascruces.org
*By mail to APA, 537 N. Solano Dr., Las Cruces, NM, 88001
*Or directly to our account at Schumacher's via phone or in person at 575-524-2894 or 701 S. Valley Dr.
THANK YOU for your support! We need it, and we value it GREATLY!
#ittakesavillage #specialneedsrescue #vetcarefund #kittenseason2024 #donationsmakeadifference
ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals23 hours ago
We are proud partners of the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley!
#ittakesavillage #rescuepartners #networkingsaveslives
ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals1 day ago
It was a super busy day at APA! And today went to the Southern New Mexico PAWS dogs!!
We had two adoptions, one sleepover, and we also took in two community kittens. Whew!! We're most happy that our Pet-of-the-Week Penelope was adopted by a former PAWS adopter and has a great home to recover in after her double TPLO knee surgeries. Prayers are sometimes answered. No one knows that better than us. Miracles have saved APA many times, too!!! 🙏❤️🐾
#ittakesavillage #adoptdontshop #donationsappreciated
ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago
We don't understand why sweet, long-legged terrier mix Asha has not been adopted yet. She's a cute gal!
#cleartheshelters #adoptdontshop #ittakesavillage #donationsappreciated
ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago
Our Southern New Mexico PAWS in-house team is at Youung Park for the community event in honor of 9/11. Drop by to meet them! They will be there until 1:30 p.m.
It's the last few days of our Clear the Shelters adoption special. We are also open at our adoption center at 537 N. Solano Dr. until 3 p.m.; 575-571-4654; apalascruces.org.
#prisondogprogram #adoptatraineddog #ittakesavillage #donationsappreciated
ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago
Our Pet Food Bank is running today!

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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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