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  • About HSSNM
    • Mission & Goals
    • Annual Reports
    • Positive Side Archive
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Our Mission

To develop and sustain a Community Coalition of allied organizations and members of the community for the purpose of saving the lives of healthy and treatable animals.
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To support and assist the many individual programs or organizations that play a critical role in reducing euthanasia.​

Goals

Goal #1:  Help Increase Adoption of Animals from Shelters
  • Assist in developing multiple Adoption sites in Doña Ana County and Southern New Mexico.
  • Help organize systems for animal rescue in Southern New Mexico.
  • Promote implementation of “best practices” like micro-chipping of animals for return and placements.

Goal #2: Help Decrease the Killing of Healthy Companion Animals
  • Support the return to owner of lost pets.
  • Support the adoption of abandoned or unwanted companion animals. 
  • Support the widespread and affordable altering of companion animals. 
  • Help the community implement the changes needed one step at a time.

Goal #3: Help Implement "Best Practices"
  • Support community education about the number of animals and costs of pet overpopulations and the euthanizing of healthy companion animals. Expose the Problem!
  • Facilitate implementation of best practices in companion animal ownership, and in the operation of our public animal welfare systems.
  • Sponsor and facilitate an annual Southern New Mexico Summit on best practices with allied organizations.
  • Facilitate an annual Gala Affair and Celebration of the successful work of allied organizations​

Goal #4: Demand public accountability in meeting industry standards of best practices on the part of all involved in animal stewardship.

HSSNM Bylaws - please click for downloadable PDF​
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