New Mexico
State Laws
The first step toward protecting students and animals alike in your community is lobbying for their legal right to safety. Contact your local elected officials and demand that humane education be required in all schools. Here’s how.
Reported Animal Abuse Cases
WSAW.com reported that two teens allegedly chased a peacock and stomped on his back at the ABQ BioPark Zoo.
KRWG.com reported that several Las Cruces children—the youngest of whom was reportedly just 11 years old—broke into a daycare and stomped on and smashed three goldfish to death, “smearing their innards” across the tile.