SRNM Animal Control

11/02/2026

This sweet girl was picked up by the animal control officer near the area by the Evergreen Cemetery. She is spayed and has a microchip but it is not registered. She is not wearing a collar.

She is currently in the care of Animal Control on a 3 day stray hold. If you are the owner, please follow the steps below to claim your pet.

How to Claim & Fee Schedule:

All impound fees must be paid in full at City Hall (Water Department) before the animal can be released to you. You will need to bring your payment receipt to the facility to pick up your dog.

Required Fees:

• Impound Fee: $25

• Daily Boarding Fee: $5 per day (Starting tomorrow)

• City Tag Fee: $5

Bring proof of current Rabies Vaccination. If dog is not current, the rabies vaccine will need to be updated through a veterinarian.

1. Pay Fees: Go to the Water Department at City Hall at 244 S. 4th Street.

2. Provide Proof: Bring proof of ownership (vet records, adoption/purchase paperwork, photos) and your payment receipt to 1073 Blue Hole RD.

For questions, please contact the animal control officer at 575-512-6030 or the office at 575-512-5893 and leave a voicemail.

10/22/2026

🐾Wow, what a weekend we had at the spay/neuter clinic. This clinic was made possible by so many people and we are so grateful. A whopping 264 pets were spayed and neutered (151 dogs and 113 cats)🐾

We want to send a huge, heartfelt thank you to:

RezDawg Rescue, Inc and their fantastic team for traveling to Santa Rosa and putting in the hard work to make this happen. They were so wonderful to work with and they took such great care of everyone's pets ❤️

Josephs Bar and Grill on Route 66 for donating and providing delicious pizzas, enchiladas, rice and beans.

Subway for providing delicious sandwiches.

Thebrewtifulbean for providing delicious drinks, breakfast burritos and pastries.

The Feed Store On Route 66 LLC and Nelson Kotiar for their generous donations towards feeding everyone at the clinic.

Sylvia Maestas for providing delicious breakfast burritos.

Nicole Candelaria for providing delicious snacks for everyone.

Jenn Montoya Perez for organizing snack and food donations.

City Of Santa Rosa, NM employees that worked hard to help prepare and work this event.

And to all of our wonderful city workers and community members that took time out of their busy schedules to come help work this event. Everyone worked so hard at this clinic and we are so thankful to have this many people that were willing to help at this clinic ❤️

10/21/2026

Update: 🥳Reunited with Owner🥳

This handsome guy was picked up as a stray at the Santa Rosa Apartments. No tags or microchip.

He is currently in the care of Animal Control on a 3 day stray hold. If you are the owner, please follow the steps below to claim your pet.

How to Claim & Fee Schedule:

All impound fees must be paid in full at City Hall (Water Department) before the animal can be released to you. You will need to bring your payment receipt to the facility to pick up your dog.

Required Fees:

• Impound Fee: $25

• Daily Boarding Fee: $5 per day

• Intact Animal Permit Fee: $50.00 (Required if the animal is not spayed or neutered)

• City Tag Fee (if one has not been purchased): $15

Bring proof of current Rabies Vaccination. If dog is not current, the rabies vaccine will need to be updated through a veterinarian.

1. Pay Fees: Go to the Water Department at City Hall at 244 S. 4th Street.

2. Provide Proof: Bring proof of ownership (vet records, adoption/purchase paperwork, photos) and your payment receipt to 1073 Blue Hole RD.

For questions, please contact us at 575-512-5893 and leave a voicemail.

10/19/2026

Update: 🥳Reunited with owner🥳

This guy was picked up on the northside near the bridge going towards the dam. He was wearing an e collar (cone) that says "Blue" Salazer. Please call 575-512-5893 and leave a voicemail if this is your dog.

10/18/2026

Today is the last day of the spay/neuter clinic and we still have 10 spots available. Please text 1-214-883-7451 if you would like to bring in your pet today. Please text before 12pm.

10/16/2026

We still have 7 spots open for spay/neuter today. Please text 1-214-883-7451 if you would like to bring in your pet today. Please text before 12pm.

10/15/2026

The clinic starts tomorrow. Please sign up today if you have pets that need to be spayed or neutered! If you are having trouble signing up, please call 575-512-5893 and leave a voicemail and we will call you back.

10/14/2026

🐾A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over this past week!

Whether you called to check in, dropped by, made a donation, or offered to volunteer, we truly cannot thank you enough. Animal welfare work is difficult and overwhelming, and planning this spay/neuter clinic has been a lot of work. But having so many people support this has been truly helpful. We are so incredibly grateful for this community and the support! 🐾

There is still a lot of open spots for this clinic. Please spread the word and make sure to sign up. Anyone can sign up, regardless of where they live so let friends and family aware of this event.

*Call 575-512-5893 and leave a voicemail if you need help signing up.

10/13/2026

🐾There is still availability. Please sign up your pets. The clinic is this weekend. We do not know if/when there will be another clinic so now is the time to sign up!

Please call 575-512-5893 and leave a voicemail if you need help signing up for the clinic. There are still spots available and we want to make sure everyone gets signed up.

10/12/2026