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Thank you for considering a donation to the TrapFree New Mexico coalition. Your donation will support our campaign to eliminate deadly traps, strangulation snares, and poisons on New Mexico public lands. Through outreach, education, and legislation we are working to protect all users and inhabitants of our public lands.

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Fox in leg trap near placitas

Dog that lost hind limbs due to steel jaw trap

coyote paw bones in trap

red fox pup

Recent News

Trap Incident Report: Dog caught and maimed by suspected snare trap near Rodarte, NM November 27, 2023
Roxy’s Law is working! September 19, 2023
New Mexico animal trapping law receives pushback from trappers May 26, 2023
Dog survives brink of death run-in with potentially illegal snare April 2, 2023
‘He was very close to dying’: Dog owner calls for Quebec ban on leg hold traps March 1, 2023

How to release your dog from a leg-hold trap

Trap Victim Stories

New Mexico Residents Tell Their Stories of Encountering Traps on Public Lands

Audio Interviews with Trap Victims

People's Forum Panel Report on Public Lands Trapping

The New Mexico Legislature should ban trapping on public lands in New Mexico because traps harm people, animal companions, and whole populations of wildlife including rare species. Most New Mexican voters believe that trapping is cruel and unnecessary.

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