Senate Bill 32 AKA “ROXY’S LAW” Passes the NM House

Mar 19, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Endangered Species, Mexican wolf, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 Contacts: Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, MILESTONE MOMENT FOR NEW MEXICO’S ANIMALS SANTA FE, N.M.—Last night,...

Dog caught by illegal trap on public land

Mar 13, 2021 | Trap/Snare Incident Report

A few years ago, while hiking up a Forest Service road. My dog was got by a trap just off the road. There were no signs around the trap or were there any postings of trapping along the road. Given how marginalized wildlife is in this “changing” climate and...

New Mexico ban on traps and wildlife poisons clears Senate

Mar 10, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trapping on Public Lands, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico measure that would prohibit traps, snares and wildlife poisons from being used on public lands across cleared the Democratic-led Senate late Tuesday. The legislation passed despite four Democrats from rural areas breaking with their...

Majority of NM Senate agrees with majority of New Mexicans, says no more traps, snares, and poisons on public lands

Mar 10, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Mexican wolf, Outdoor Recreation Industry, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Tourism Industry, Wildlife, Wildlife Ethics, Wildlife Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2021 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, Senate Bill 32, AKA “Roxy’s Law,” advances to the...

“Roxy’s Law” bill to outlaw traps, snares, and wildlife poisons on public land passes Senate Judiciary Committee

Mar 6, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Mexican wolf, Press Release, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trap Injuries, Trap Victim Story, Trap/Snare Incident Report, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2021 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, SANTA FE, N.M.—Today Senate Bill 32, the Wildlife Conservation and...

Making New Mexico safer with Roxy’s Law

Feb 19, 2021 | Ban Traps on Public Lands, Cruelty, Dog, Mexican wolf, Public Lands, Public Opinion, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Tourism Industry, Trap Injuries, Trap Victim Story, Trapping is Torture, Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife

On a November evening in 2020, tourists hiking in Santa Fe County came across a dog caught in a leg hold trap just off the hiking trail — one of five dogs that month alone injured by hidden traps. This dog was in severe pain, dehydrated and slowly dying. But these two...

New Mexico Senate Conservation Committee supports Roxy’s Law

Feb 4, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Ethics, Wildlife Management

Senate Bill 32 , the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act, passed the Senate Conservation Committee by a vote of 7-to-2 on Tuesday. The bill would outlaw traps, snares, and poisons on public lands with exceptions for the protection of human health and safety,...

Senate committee endorses anti-trapping ‘Roxy’s Law’

Feb 3, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Public Lands, Public Safety, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Management

A bill that would outlaw the use of traps, snares and wildlife poison on public lands in New Mexico cleared its first legislative hearing Tuesday. The Senate Conservation Committee voted 7-2 to endorse the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act, also called...

“Roxy’s Law,“ bill to outlaw traps, snares, and wildlife poisons on public lands passes Senate Conservation Committee

Feb 2, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Ban Traps on Public Lands, Roxy's Law, Senate Bill 32 (Roxy's Law), Trapping on Public Lands, Waste, Wildlife, Wildlife Ethics, Wildlife Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2021 Contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177, Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, (505) 220-6656, SANTA FE, N.M.—Today Senate Bill 32, the Wildlife Conservation...