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 Animals2 days ago
Southern New Mexico PAWS prison training program graduates ready for a home, from left: Marcie, Jackson, Raya, and Sly.
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#prisondogprogram #adoptatraineddog #volunteersmakeadifference #ittakesacommunity #donationsmakeadifference
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ACTion Programs for Animals
ACTion Programs for Animals2 days ago
Our Facebook live kept getting interrupted, so I recorded a separate video and hope this helps you get to know Sly a bit better! Continuation and end of the video will be put in the comments, apologies for the technical difficulties! Please share Sly so he can get a great home ❤️🐶
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ACTion Programs for Animals3 days ago
We had a sad day today when our vets and executive director made the decision to let Pickles go. The poor baby was full of poop again, and her suffering was eminent.
Our vet said there are many possible reasons why Pickles' anatomy did not operate correctly:
*Pelvic fracture with excess scar tissue occluding the pelvic canal
*Nerve damage from early injury, including during birth
*Defect in formation of pelvic nerves
All are hard to prove, but the end result was Pickles developed a megacolon that would not resolve. And our sweet kitty was not going to survive it.
Our executive director was with Pickles at the end. She held our baby in the last minutes of her life. And the decision and outcome were terribly sad. We so wish Pickles had made it. All the baby did was play and purr--to the very end. 😿 Rest in peace, Pickles. 🙏🐾🙏

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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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