ACTion Programs for Animals

ACTion Programs for Animals Services and programs we offer: We rescue dogs and cats, primarily from the shelter, to offer for adoption. We appreciate your cooperation and support!
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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 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 suppo

rters 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.

Although we have paid staff in key areas, they are stretched very thin. Volunteers serve so many vital roles we could no...
06/01/2026

Although we have paid staff in key areas, they are stretched very thin. Volunteers serve so many vital roles we could not do otherwise. These are the key areas where volunteers make such a HUGE difference. And we need MORE support.
For example, we need to get one large dog to Animal Humane in ABQ this Friday by 1 p.m. Is anyone headed there who can help us? Contact our manager at 575-644-0505 if so. The time is a set appointment we need to make it to.
THANK YOU!

05/31/2026

Join us in wishing our kittens adopted today the BEST of luck in their new homes! 😻😻😻

05/30/2026

The whole store is 30% off all day long!

We are seeking your gently used donations. Thank you in advance.

Become a reoccurring donor today! Info at apalascruces.org 🐾

We want to thank Forever Homes Animal Rescue for taking Jacson back and finding him a great partner rescue in Colorado t...
05/30/2026

We want to thank Forever Homes Animal Rescue for taking Jacson back and finding him a great partner rescue in Colorado to transfer him to. Jackson was with us for a year--originally rescued off the streets of Las Cruces by the late Linda Jackson. For whatever reason, he never had adoption intetest here. Our large dog adoptions are always slow, even for our trained guys and gals. We hope Jackson can find a home SOON at his new location. He also a graduate of our Southern New Mexico PAWS prison training program.
Best of luck, sweet boy!

05/29/2026

We understand people are only trying to help, but immediately removing neonatal kittens and taking them to a shelter should be the LAST resort. Most do not survive.
Follow these guidelines, and call our local community cat experts for advice before you touch any kittens you find:
Broken Promises SW: 575-640-7372
Cruces Cool Cats: 575-386-5585
The Cat's Meow: 575-640-0011
You can also call the municipal shelter, ASCMV, at 575-382-0018 or us at 575-571-4654.

Save the date ... special thanks to Cassandra--our thrift store manager and talented artist--for donating part of her pr...
05/29/2026

Save the date ... special thanks to Cassandra--our thrift store manager and talented artist--for donating part of her proceeds from her upcoming show in July.

05/29/2026

Here are today's bottle baby recues from the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley ... thanks to a willing foster. But, this is only the beginning.
Now, we will provide everything the babies need to hopefully survive and thrive--medications, formula, Royal Canin Mama and BabyCat food, a series of vaccines, microchips, and spay/neuter. And many will end up in our Ringworm Ward for a month+ of specialized care by trained staff and volunteers.
We still need MORE help from our community to continue at our rate of saving on a nonstop basis. We've survived through financial distress since 2023, but we're always on the cusp of emergency operations and intake freezes until we are in the black comfortably again.
The best way everyone who supports our work can help is by pitching in what you can afford by becoming an APA Recurring Donor Hero. It's simple and easy and impactful. It's what we need the MOST at this time.
Thanks to the 200+ Heroes who have already signed up. And thanks to the 400+ other donors who support us regularly.
To learn how to join this lifesaving support team, visit the Donate pages at apalascruces.org.

Address

537 N. Solano Drive
Las Cruces, NM
88001

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+15755714654

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