Animal Humane Association of New Mexico, Inc.

Animal Humane New Mexico's mission is to support and improve the lives of New Mexico's companion animals through sheltering, adoption, humane education, and quality veterinary services to homeless pets and pets of families in need.

Through our adoption and retention programs, Animal Humane New Mexico has saved thousands of animals who otherwise would have remained as strays or been euthanized. Since 2010, Animal Humane has successfully adopted 100% of the healthy pets in our care. We continue to invest in facilities and programs to achieve a time when all adoptable cats and dogs can find loving new homes. In 2012, we initiated Project Humane, a $5.0 million dollar campus-wide renovation. The goal was to save more lives by improving the housing for every pet on campus, creating quarantine facilities so we can treat and save more animals and improving adoption and education facilities to better serve the public. In addition to our quality care of homeless and low-income client pets, we offer these resources to the public: free Pet Food Bank, free Behavior Helpline, free dog adoptions to a partner that pairs service dogs with veterans, free estate and pet planning presentations, and K-12 educational outreach to nearly 6,000 children annually. Through Learn Humane, we introduce New Mexico's youth and adults to concepts, skills and resources that help humans build kind and compassionate relationships with their companion pets and one another.

Animal Humane New Mexico is the state's oldest and largest private animal welfare agency, employing over 100 passionate and devoted people. Our team is strengthened by nearly 500 volunteers and a strong Board of Directors. Animal Humane New Mexico's Circle of Care comprises more than 20 programs, services, and resources that allow us to achieve our mission. They include: Learn Humane, Camp Humane, 505 Pit Crew, Campus Tours, Train Humane, Volunteer Programs, Doggie Dash & Dawdle, Feline Fiesta, Community Partner Events & Pet Health Fairs, Animal Humane Thrift Shop, Social Media Network, Low-Income Donor-subsidized Veterinary Clinic, Two Adoptions Locations, Meet Your Match, Foster Care, Project Fetch - our statewide program to transfer at-risk cats and dogs into our care, free Pet Food Bank, free Behavior Helpline, and our annual New Mexico Humane Conference (NMHC).

Since 2005, Animal Humane has hosted NMHC, an annual multi-day educational event offering attendees from throughout the region an invaluable opportunity to learn new skills, discover the latest advancements in our industry, and network with like-minded professionals. Each year, the NMHC draws over 200 participants from New Mexico and surrounding states including animal welfare professionals, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, trainers and behavior professionals, representatives from numerous rescue groups, and animal welfare volunteers. In 2021, as part of our pandemic response, we did not hold an annual conference.

Our newest development, The Center at Animal Humane offers Behavior Training & Agility Classes intended to help owners develop deeper bonds with their dogs. Since behavior is the top reason that pets, dogs specifically, are surrendered, our work at The Center is also helping to keep pets in homes and out of shelter. Our Doggie Day Care & Boarding services offer pet parents the ability to leave their beloved canine companions in a safe, clean and welcoming environment, all with the knowledge that their pet's needs are simultaneously helping other pets find homes.

We have completed Project Humane, our $5 million campus-wide renovation. As a result, we are saving more lives by reducing stress through improved housing for every pet in our care, treating illnesses in new quarantine facilities so we may save more animals, and better serving the public through an inviting, strategic space.

Our newest endeavor, The Center at Animal Humane extends our opportunities to reach pet lovers in the Albuquerque area and beyond. In 2016, The Center's website was launched and two new agility fields for group and private classes were opened. These classes have already resulted in earned revenue. At The Center, adopters may continue to instill the behavior lessons expertly taught by our Team during their pet's homeless residency in our care and pet owners with an enthusiasm for agility, behavior, competitive obedience and specialty classes may seek out talented instruction to further their training. Given that behavior is the No. 1 reason pets are surrendered to shelters, and only 8% of owners invest in training for their companion pets, Animal Humane aspires to become a household name not only for adoptions but for quality, affordable training, daycare & boarding that works to raise the quality of life for every member of the household while reducing the number of pets surrendered to shelters. Furthermore, The Center will allow Animal Humane to extend our capacity to build collaborative relationships with other civic groups, nonprofits and municipal shelters around the state. By shifting our public training and behavior classes from our Main Campus to The Center, we open up valuable space for shelter behavior staff to work with and identify animals in our homeless population that are a matched fit for our partner organizations including Paws & Stripes and The Warm Hearts Network.

Additionally, the revenue generated through The Center will allow us to continue working with municipal shelters and nonprofits across the state and will help support our spay/neuter efforts that has resulted in over 58,000 sterilizations and correlated with a 51% reduction of strays and a 27% reduction in pet surrenders since 2007. Combined with the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department's reduction of 49% fewer intakes and 135,000 spay/neuter surgeries since 2005, our partnership efforts are leading the way to a brighter future for each pet & person served as well as for Albuquerque's economic outlook for the cost of animal welfare. We are in the final stages of fundraising for this campaign and we look forward to partnering with individuals dedicated to another half-century of success at Animal Humane.