Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals, Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Public & Societal Benefit

Mission: The mission of Animal Humane | New Mexico is to improve the lives of companion animals through sheltering, adoption, community education, providing quality low-cost veterinary services to families in need, and programs that reduce pet overpopulation.

Results: Remarkable 2010 Accomplishments Include:100% Adoption Rate for all Healthy Pets in Their Care!4,810 Homeless Pets Adopted into Loving Homes10,000+ Spay/Neuter Surgeries at Their Campus Donor-Subsidized Veterinary Clinic5,342 Veterinary Appointments for Low-Income Pet Owners 1,300 Homeless pets nurtured in Their Life-Saving Foster Care Program860 Homeless Pets Transferred to Animal Humane from 25 Partner Shelters in the State

Target demographics: Animal Humane's services are available to everyone. Any one may find their new best friend at one of their three Adoption Centers. Their adoptable pets our vaccinated, sterilized and trained, making them the best pet ever! Their donor-subsidized Veterinary Clinic, a low-cost clinic offering spay/neuter services and critical and emergency care to low-income pet owners, is the only one of its kind in New Mexico. Clinic patients need only qualify financially. Please visit AnimalHumaneNM. org for qualification details. Animal Humane’s veterinary team hosts monthly vaccinations clinics open to the general public. Their Behavior Department offers rewards-based training classes at each of our three locations and operates a free Behavior Hotline (505.938.7900) available to all pet owners. They offer quality pet products at affordable prices at each of their pet stores (Animal Outfitters I at 615 Virginia St. SE and Animal Outfitters II at 9132 Montgomery Blvd. NE) and they operate a Pet Food Bank that distributes free food to needy pet owners and rescue groups statewide.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Total No. of Homeless Pets Served in 2010 = 21,529Total No. of Pet Owners Served in 2010 = 24,596

Geographic areas served: Our services are available to everyone regardless of residency.

Programs: Adoptions offered at three locationsHigh volume low-cost spay/neuter clinicAlbuquerque's only Trap/Neuter/Return programQuality critical & emergency veterinary careLife skills & rewards-based training for canines and their ownersFree Behavior Helpline 505.938.7900Pet Food Bank for pet owners & rescue groupsMonthly vaccination clinics open to the public and Foster care for young, shy and ill pets