New Mexicans want safe, trap-free public lands!
Trap Free New Mexico is a coalition of citizens, conservation organizations and animal welfare groups who oppose the cruel, damaging, and dangerous practice of trapping in New Mexico. Under-regulated and outdated, traps put citizens, pets, and non-target species at risk, including the endangered Mexican gray wolf. We seek to ban traps in New Mexico for the sake of public safety and New Mexico’s native wildlife.
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News & Updates
Albuquerque Journal Editorial: Let this latest trapping death of a pet be NM’s last
It’s barbaric. It’s dangerous. It’s archaic and a practice whose time has come and gone. Yet unlike too many of its victims, trapping is alive and well in New Mexico. There are those who hope to change that – including a dog owner who recently saw his beloved pet...
Dog’s death spurs bill to ban trapping on public lands
A dog’s gruesome death at Santa Cruz Lake in a trap meant for wild animals has spurred a coalition of advocacy groups to call for New Mexico to ban trapping on public lands. State Reps. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, and Bobby Gonzales, D-Taos, will sponsor a bill to...
Bill to prohibit public land trapping planned
BY T. S. LAST / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 at 11:35pm Copyright © 2019 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – Dave Clark says he doesn’t want anyone else to go through what he has. Not just the horror of watching his beloved 8-year-old heeler mix choke to...
A Dog Has Been Killed by a Trap in Northern New Mexico
Land Commissioner Pledges to Enact Policy, State Legislators Plan to Introduce “Roxy’s Law” For Immediate Release January 8, 2018 Contacts: Mary Katherine Ray, 575-772-5655, Jessica Johnson, Animal Protection Voters, 505-220-6656, ...
Dog loses leg after caught in trap, prompting renewed calls to ban trapping
WARNING: Some pictures in this story are graphic. When Argos Animal Rescue first found Kekoa, they didn't think he would make it through the night. Now, after a miraculous recovery, he's acting as their poster pup for change. "He tried to chew his own leg off. He does...
Latest incident underscores the horror of trapping
No animal deserves the agony inflicted by steel jaw, leg hold traps. This dog's story and extreme injuries reiterate the need to ban deadly traps, snares, and poisons from public lands. From Argos, A Shelter Dog Rescue: Kekoa (Courageous One) suffered multiple...
A Toxic Relationship: Wildlife management is failing the animals and the people of NM
New Mexico’s wildlife is a unique natural asset to be enjoyed by all citizens forever. This is not some wolf-hugger’s fantasy; wildlife as a public trust is deeply rooted in common law and the judicial record of the United States. State wildlife managers are obligated...
Tell the NM Game Commission we need real trapping reform
Every year, leg-hold and body-crushing traps are hidden throughout New Mexico's public lands by trappers hoping to exterminate certain wildlife species or simply make money from furs. These are the same public lands where New Mexicans and tourists go to enjoy the...
Gubernatorial rivals discuss their plans for protecting and improving NM’s outdoor resources
The candidates were asked where they stood regarding the controversial issue of commercial wildlife trapping on public lands. Lujan-Grisham said the state needs a 21st century, science-driven management program that promotes and protects animal welfare and reduces the...
State spent $30k on meetings to revise trapping regulations, but show little sign of actually changing those rules
By Elizabeth Miller of the Santa Fe Reporter The state of New Mexico spent more than $32,000 to hold a series of meetings ostensibly to review trapping regulations and appease political stirrings that call for an end to the practice. Their sole output has been to...