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Animal Village N.M.

New Mexico: America's HIGHEST pet abandonment. We offer Low-Cost and Sometimes Free Spay-Neuter for Low-Income Pet Owners.

Since 2007, our 'PAW' Low-Cost Spay-Neuter program has subsidized more than 10,000 low-cost surgeries, and delivers more than 8,000 pounds of Pet Food to area Food Banks. Since 2018, hundreds of pets saved through our Rescue Transport.

11/09/2026

PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STETSON-last seen by Ruidoso Athletic Club near midtown Ruidoso!

11/08/2026

🐾 Our Skeleton Crew is gaining muscle—thanks to YOU!
We’ve raised $3,004.73 toward our $10,000 goal—that’s 30.05%!

To every loyal, caring donor- and everyone sharing our campaign: thank you for helping put strength behind our mission. 💚AND Thank You, Paw in Hand Veterinary Care, for spaying and neutering more pets this week through AnimalVillageNM!

Our ambassadors, Mountain Spirit and Dixie, are celebrating alongside the pets your generosity helps support. Every gift helps AnimalVillageNM provide spay/neuter assistance for pets in low-income families, preventing unwanted litters and helping build healthier futures.

We have $6,995.27 to go. Will you help our crew grow stronger? Give what you can, or share this post to help us reach our next donor.
🍂 Give today: https://Givebutter.com/SkeletonCrew
Because They 🐾 Love Us.�Prevention is our Promise.

Paw in Hand Veterinary Care Animal Village N.M. City of Alamogordo - Government Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce Alamogordo Police Department Ruidoso Alano Alamogordo-Ruidoso Small Business Development Center - SBDC

11/07/2026

🎁 WOOF, MEOW- CALLING ALL ANIMLA LOVERS! WE ALSO NEED BOOTH HELP THROUGH SUNDAY!

Help welcome shoppers, assist customers, and give Spirit his essential quota of petting! 😂🐕❤️ Find AnimalVillageNM’s Enchanted Gardens & Gifts at booth #57, Ruidoso Convention Center.

🐾 Friday, Nov. 13: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
🐾 Saturday, Nov. 14: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
🐾 Sunday, Nov. 15: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Even a short shift would mean so much! Help packing up after 3 p.m. Sunday would also be appreciated.

📱 Text Sunny at 575-415-8310 with your availability. Please share!

11/02/2026

YAY!
Officially adopted again, REMAINING together as a bonded pair for the last 10 years.
Our Adoption Promise Continues! 🐾

Although AnimalVillageNM closed our physical shelter in 2021 to focus on preventing pet overpopulation, our commitment to animals in need continues. We honor our lifetime responsibility to pets previously adopted through AnimalVillageNM, helping them find loving new homes when circumstances threaten to leave them homeless again.

When funding and foster resources permit, we also assist other animals in extraordinary circumstances, including disaster-displaced pets like Fuego and Phoenix, and rescued animals like Chevy, the tiny kitten discovered trapped in a truck engine during the summer heat.

We may no longer operate a traditional shelter, but our commitment to helping animals find safe, loving homes remains.

10/31/2026

🎃🐈‍⬛ WHILE YOU’RE HALLOWEENING… HOW ABOUT A TREAT FOR A LOCAL FAMILY AND THEIR BELOVED PETS? 🧡🐾

💀💪 Our Skeleton Crew has reached 25% MUSCLE! But we’ve still got a lot of bones to pick… and surgeries to fund!

❤️ MEET EDWARD & REESE’S PIECES! ❤️

These two adorable rescued kittens hit the jackpot when a loving family welcomed them home!

🐈‍⬛ EDWARD, our handsome little Halloween black cat, is a devoted mama’s boy! He sleeps snuggled against Mom’s face and neck, follows her everywhere, and calls out when he can’t find her!

🐱 REESE’S PIECES, his colorful calico sister, loves stretching out on her back, and neither kitten likes being alone!

Their mom originally planned to adopt only Edward after a friend rescued abandoned cats. But she couldn’t resist his darling sister, so BOTH kittens came home!

Now they’re cherished members of the family, along with Midnight, an older adopted black cat who’s become their surrogate mama. ❤️

🏡 THESE KITTENS ARE SAFE. THEY’RE LOVED. NOW LET’S MAKE SURE THEY NEVER CONTRIBUTE TO ANOTHER UNWANTED LITTER!

💉 Just $130 per kitten — $260 for BOTH — covers AnimalVillageNM’s share of their spay/neuter prevention packages, including rabies vaccinations, microchips, and pain medication.

💖🎃 A SPECIAL HALLOWEEN THANK-YOU TO BILLIE MOORE! 🎃💖

Billie has joined our Skeleton Crew as a $25 MONTHLY SPONSOR! 🐾👏

That’s $300 a year helping local families keep their beloved pets healthy while preventing more unwanted litters!

BILLIE, YOU’RE PUTTING SOME REAL MUSCLE ON OUR SKELETON CREW! 💪💀❤️

Monthly sponsors are especially precious because their dependable generosity helps us plan ahead and say YES to more families who want to do the right thing for their pets!

Would YOU consider joining Billie? Even $5 or $10 a month helps us build a stronger prevention program!

🎃 TONIGHT, WHILE YOU’RE TREATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD GHOSTS AND GOBLINS, PLEASE SAVE A LITTLE TREAT FOR EDWARD, REESE’S PIECES, AND OTHER LOCAL PETS WAITING FOR SURGERY!

🐾 Every dollar helps. Every surgery prevents suffering. Every loving family deserves a helping hand!

❤️ DONATE OR BECOME A MONTHLY SPONSOR:
https://givebutter.com/SkeletonCrew

Because They 🐾 Love Us — Prevention Is Our Promise.

10/31/2026

🎃👻🐾 NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS… AND A LITTLE SERVICE DOG ETIQUETTE! 🐾💀

Meet two SPOOK-TACULAR New Mexico pups with very different jobs!

🦴 RANGER — THE WORKING MAN! 💪🐕

Recently adopted from the Animal Rescue League of El Paso, handsome Ranger is beginning an exciting new chapter as a service dog for Joanne of Alamogordo, NM!

He’s dressed for Halloween, but he’s got an important message:

🐾 “I’m working! Please don’t distract me, pet me without permission, or ask my human personal questions about her disability!”

👻 DIXIE — THE GHOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST! 🎃

Beloved family pet of the Johnstons of Organ, NM, Dixie is celebrating Halloween undercover!

She’s not a service dog, but she’s certainly a professional at stealing hearts!

Her message?

🐾 “BOO! I’m just here for the treats!” 🍬😂

❤️ DIFFERENT ROLES. EQUAL RESPECT.

Service dogs are trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities. They’re not required to wear special vests or carry identification, and businesses generally must welcome them in areas open to the public.

And remember: Not every dog wearing a costume is looking for attention. Some are working, and some are just looking for the cookie jar! 😂

From all of us at AnimalVillageNM, Ranger, and Dixie…

🎃🐾 HAPPY HOWL-O-WEEN! 🐾🎃

Because They 🐾 Love Us — Prevention Is Our Promise.

10/30/2026

🙏🙏PLEASE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE🙏🙏

🐈❤️💀 NATIONAL CAT DAY WAS YESTERDAY… BUT THESE FIVE CATS ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR BIG DAY!

🎃 FIVE CATS. FIVE SURGERIES. FIVE CHANCES TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS!

Meet Snow, Julio, Edward, Reese’s Pieces, and Mew! 🐾

Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Katie Lambden and our wonderful veterinary partners at Paw in Hand Veterinary Care, AnimalVillageNM has secured November spay/neuter appointments for these five additional cats!

That’s FIVE more families receiving help and countless unwanted kittens potentially prevented.

❤️ HERE’S WHERE OUR SKELETON CREW COMES IN!

Each cat’s complete prevention package includes:

🐾 Spay/neuter surgery
🐾 Rabies vaccination
🐾 Permanent microchip
🐾 Pain medication

Qualified families contribute a $35 copay, and AnimalVillageNM provides $130 per cat.

That means we need $650 to sponsor all five cats!

💀 CAN WE FIND FIVE CAT HEROES THIS HALLOWEEN WEEKEND?

❤️ Sponsor one cat: $130
❤️ Sponsor half a cat’s surgery contribution: $65
❤️ Give whatever you can — every dollar helps!

And while we’re celebrating National Cat Day, let’s remember something important:

THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT ANIMAL HOMELESSNESS IS TO PREVENT UNWANTED LITTERS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.

That’s been AnimalVillageNM’s promise since 2007.

More than 11,000 spay/neuter surgeries later, we’re still keeping that promise!

🎃 OUR SKELETON CREW CAMPAIGN UPDATE

💀 Raised: $2,479.73
💀 Goal: $10,000
💀 Still needed: $7,520.27

BECOME A CAT HERO!

🐈 Donate Once Now, or become a monthly sponsor:

https://givebutter.com/SkeletonCrew

Because They 🐾 Love Us — Prevention Is Our Promise.

AnimalVillageNM
501(c)(3) Nonprofit | Southern New Mexico

❤️ PLEASE SHARE! Five cats are counting on our community!

10/28/2026

🚨🐾 URGENT --SHARE EVERYWHERE— BEAUTIFUL, SPAYED GERMAN SHEPHERD NEEDS OUT-OF-COUNTY RESCUE PLACEMENT URGENTLY!

RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO — 10-DAY APPEAL PROCESS UNDERWAY!
Neva, a German Shepherd involved in court proceedings, faces DEATH Unless a suitable home is found, with a secured yard, experienced attentive owner. Chris Nebalek, Attorney, has been retained and has filed an appeal, stay of ex*****on for this wonderful dog.

THREE proposed placements, all people who know and Love Neva, have reportedly been rejected as unsuitable. According to owner, No grounds given for rejection of these placements.

OUT-OF-COUNTY PLACEMENT IS PREFERRED.

We urgently need an established, experienced rescue organization or qualified facility outside Lincoln County willing to be considered for Neva’s placement.

Rescues in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Roswell, elsewhere in New Mexico, or neighboring states are encouraged to contact us.

I have personally evaluated Neva and have video documentation of her behavior during supervised handling and performance testing.

I have worked in animal rescue since 1978 and have extensive experience conducting adoption-suitability home inspections. I have personally evaluated Neva and possess video documentation of her supervised handling and behavioral responses, available to qualified rescue organizations for confidential review.

IMPORTANT: Any proposed placement must meet applicable legal requirements and receive authorization from the responsible authorities. This is not a request for an unapproved private adoption.

If you represent an experienced rescue organization or can connect us with one, please contact me immediately.

📞 Sunny Aris — 575-415-8310

Please share with established German Shepherd rescue organizations.

🐾 Neva deserves every opportunity for a safe, lawful outcome.

10/27/2026

🐾💻🎉 BREAKING MEWS: CATS TAKE OVER ZOOM! 😂🐱

AnimalVillageNM’s FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL SPAY/NEUTER REGISTRATION is officially in the books!

And who says important business can’t be conducted with a little fur on your keyboard? 😂

Meet our fabulous feline pioneers:

🐱 Snow, Julio, Reese’s Pieces, Edward, and Mew!

Keeping everyone in line were our distinguished Zoom Co-Moderators, Mountain Spirit and Dixie! 🐕🐕

Our Skeleton Crew Assistant also attended, but apparently he’s still waiting for someone to GIVE HIM A HAND! 💀🤣

💚 WHAT’S THE BIG MEWS?

We’re making affordable spay/neuter assistance more accessible to qualifying families throughout Otero and Lincoln Counties!

❤️ No more registration lines!
❤️ Convenient online prequalification!
❤️ Personal Zoom orientations!
❤️ Healthier pets and brighter tomorrows!

🐾 NOVEMBER SURGERY APPOINTMENTS ARE FULL, but we’re accepting applications for future openings!

🐱 Cats: $35 copay
🐶 Dogs: $65 copay

All participating pets must be indoor family pets. EBT or Medicaid eligibility is required.

💀 BUT HERE’S THE SKELETON IN OUR CLOSET…

The need for surgeries is growing faster than our funding!

Our Skeleton Crew Assistant says:

“LOCAL ANIMALS NEED MORE THAN A SKELETON CREW — DONATE NOW!”

Every donation helps us turn another application into a healthier pet and a brighter future!

❤️ DONATE TO OUR SKELETON CREW CAMPAIGN:
https://givebutter.com/SkeletonCrew

🐾 PREQUALIFY FOR FUTURE SURGERIES:
AnimalVillageNM.com

Special thanks to Paw in Hand Veterinary Care, our wonderful donors, and monthly sponsors for making prevention possible!

❤️ Because They 🐾 Love Us — Prevention Is Our Promise.

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Ruidoso, NM
88345

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http://AnimalVillageNM.com/

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