Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, 12/12/24, 8am: 鈥楾is the season for giving and animal shelters and rescues are asking for a hand, or a paw. More than 12,000 dogs and cats were euthanized in New Mexico shelters last year, according to . The cost of care and inflation are often cited as top reasons people surrender pets and pets this year than last.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Colorado, where there is a more robust animal wellness infrastructure and higher rates of sterilization, there is on importing pets. That could be disastrous for New Mexico鈥檚 shelters, since Colorado receives about 12,000 animals each year from other states, including ours.
On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we'll discuss the support animal shelters and rescues need, and how we can better manage pet populations. Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the link below, or call in live Thursday morning at 8.
Guests:
- Mattie Allen, Director of Communications,
- Erin Atkinson, Executive Director,
- Jack Hagerman, Deputy Director,
- Chantal Wadsworth, Co-founder,
Reading and resources:
"," KOB-TV
"," Santa Fe New Mexican
- Animal Protection New Mexico
