09/06/2025
This post has been over a decade in the making!
When the Animal Welfare Coalition of Northeastern N.M. was contracted to run the City of Las Vegas animal shelter, our previous director and staff did an outstanding job in securing medical resources such as spay/neuter outside of Las Vegas. They scheduled and juggled transports on a weekly basis. They brought mobile clinics periodically when they were available to us.
When we exited the shelter in 2022, we realized that we no longer had the ability to rescue and house animals. We decided that the biggest impact we could have on the overpopulation of abused and neglected animals was through affordable spay/neuter. We tried calling various organizations and many were just reopening after Covid or already committed and had full schedules.
We heard Santa Rosa NM. was hosting a MASH-style clinic (high volume- high quality) in partnership with Animal Balance, so we drove down and met the team. The rest as they say, is history. Seven MASH clinics later, our Animal Balance partners assured us that we were ready to sustain our own brick and mortar clinic. They helped us train our team, secure a phenomenal veterinarian and techs, place orders for equiptment and supplies, and encouraged us to take the leap and soar!
On Saturday, June 7, we opened our doors to our first patients! We are so grateful to every soul (two-legged or four) who has been a part of our journey. We look forward to serving Las Vegas and our surrounding communities!
We could not have done it without the love and support from our local businesses. A gigantic thank you for helping to take care of our team!
Historic Plaza Hotel
Charlie’s Bakery and Cafe
Granny’s Summer Snow
Starbucks LVNM
Luna Community College
Prairie Hill Café and Byron T's Saloon
VCA Arrighetti Animal Hospital