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Noel - victim of a cat-napping

Hi everyone,I wonder if you can be on the lookout for Noel, a young kitten who was apparently stolen from a vehicle parked at Atalaya Elementary School, 721 Camino Cabra, sometime between 3-4 p.m. on Saturday. Noel, unfortunately, is not microchipped. She is, however, recently spayed, and was last seen wearing a red-and-green braided…See More
May 19
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Help stop the horse slaughter plant in New Mexico

A plea from Yvette Dobbie:I'm still working very hard on the horse issue. We're making some headway-two steps forward, three steps backwards.  I did talk to Governor Richardson on Monday and he is going to help.  Until we have a better handle on this, we've created a petition to the White House. We need 150 signatures for it to go live, then another 100,000 within 30 days.  It's doable! Would you mind signing and sharing with all of your friends. It is three steps-creating an account, linking…See More
May 10
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Lovin' Labs needs our help!

Meet Hope and Caleb, two beautiful siblings. They waited for a rescue or an adopter to come along in an over crowded shelter outside of Albuquerque. No one ever did. Something about these kids struck a chord with us, and we pulled them to safety. They are two young German Shepherd mix puppies, about 9…See More
Feb 26
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HELP KODIE FIND A HOME

This gorgeous, loving, devoted 14-month-old neutered pup needs a home – fast. Kodie is an American bulldog/Great Pyrness who weighs 75 pounds. He’s fully vetted, microchipped, leash trained, crate trained and house trained. He loves some dogs, but has had some issues with dogs that challenge him.He adores kids and people and needs…See More
Nov 30, 2012
Shari Shantasi commented on Ben Swan's blog post No protesters, just 1 kill at NM coyote contest
"The other recently mentioned coyote kills in different areas were operating years before the one in Los Lunas. I can't get to the link just now, but the Journal North ran an article that mentioned who and where they have been."
Nov 19, 2012
Donna commented on Ben Swan's blog post No protesters, just 1 kill at NM coyote contest
"I read 50 killed.....this is ridiculous!  Now other rod and gun shops across the state are mounting their own area coyote kills, feeling they have permission, as this one was allowed to move forward. "
Nov 19, 2012
Julie L commented on Ben Swan's blog post No protesters, just 1 kill at NM coyote contest
"At the root of this war on coyotes, shooting contests and trapping which indiscriminately maims and slowly tortures the animal, is the consumer demand for beef, particularly "free range" beef. If there was no demand for free range beef…"
Nov 19, 2012

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Our family is blessed with Zach, an 6-year-old Shar-pei and Labrador mix. Beta, my 14-year-old Shar-pei-Dalmatian mix, died at the end of April 2008. Sister, aka Bear, was adopted from The Animal Support Center in Las Vegas, NM. Jimmy, aka James Bond, was rescued from Clovis. Our latest addition is from the Santa Fe shelter, Mimi, also a Shar-Pei mix. Our beloved Chihuahua, Olivia, died at the beginning to 2012. In May, we adopted Dolly, a Chihuahua-Jack Russel Terrier mix. She was among three puppies we bottle-feed to maturity after their poor mother died. We also have a houseful of birds, including Joaquin, a cockatiel, budgies, parrotlets and canaries.

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Noel - victim of a cat-napping

Hi everyone,



I wonder if you can be on the lookout for Noel, a young kitten who was apparently stolen from a vehicle parked at Atalaya Elementary School, 721 Camino Cabra, sometime between 3-4 p.m. on Saturday. Noel, unfortunately, is not microchipped. She is, however, recently spayed, and was last seen…

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Posted on May 19, 2013 at 2:09pm

Help stop the horse slaughter plant in New Mexico

A plea from Yvette Dobbie:
I'm still working very hard on the horse issue. We're making some headway-two steps forward, three steps backwards.  I did talk to Governor Richardson on Monday and he is going to help.  Until we have a better handle on this, we've created a petition to the White House. We need 150 signatures for it to go live, then another 100,000 within 30 days.  It's doable! 
Would you mind signing and…
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Posted on May 10, 2013 at 10:36am

Lovin' Labs needs our help!

Meet Hope and Caleb, two beautiful siblings. They waited for a rescue or an adopter to come along in an over crowded shelter outside of Albuquerque. No one ever did. Something about these kids struck a chord with us, and we pulled them to safety. They are two young German Shepherd mix…

Continue

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 3:40pm

HELP KODIE FIND A HOME

This gorgeous, loving, devoted 14-month-old neutered pup needs a home – fast. Kodie is an American bulldog/Great Pyrness who weighs 75 pounds. He’s fully vetted, microchipped, leash trained, crate trained and house trained. He loves some dogs, but has had some issues with dogs that challenge him.

He adores…

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Posted on November 30, 2012 at 12:16pm

No protesters, just 1 kill at NM coyote contest

By Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE — Only one coyote had been shot so far and no protesters showed up Saturday at a New Mexico gun shop sponsoring a coyote hunting contest this weekend that set off howls of protests from animal activists.

In fact, television and radio reporters milling in the shop's parking lot were the biggest problem the hunt created, said Rick Gross, business manager of Gunhawk Firearms in Los Lunas.

Animal activists and the state's trust land…

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Posted on November 17, 2012 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

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At 11:27am on November 24, 2011, Shari Shantasi said…

Hi, Ben. In case you are the one responsible for posting the AP article on GPS for pets, I want to thank you so very much for doing so. Using tracking devices for our pets has been a cause of mine for years. The products are becoming more advanced and affordable. Great to see more info on these fabulous systems to help people find their lost animals.

With appreciation,

Shari

At 1:00pm on August 4, 2011, Amy Balent said…
Right now it is called Rouge Cat & Dog Soiree...but if you want to promote it as SFe shelter Doggie Disco also is what I meant!  :-)
At 12:59pm on August 4, 2011, Amy Balent said…
Hi Ben, I just left you a msg at the store...would like to join teams for our fundraiser on the 13th...Doggie Disco? We would like to raise money for the shelters too...I know it is short notice but it could be a major event!  :-)  Amy
At 12:35pm on June 20, 2011, Claudia Inoue said…
How about some NEW pictures of our beloved Lady Olivia?????
At 1:26pm on October 4, 2010, HILLARY VERMONT said…
Hi Ben,
It was fun to finally meet you at Barkin Ball. What a great event. I saw one other person wearing my Dogs Rock tee shirt! Could you give a Woof Out to all doggy owners in Santa Fe...our new Flea at the Santa Fe Downs (off 1-25 and 599) IS DOGGY FRIENDLY! They can even see Hula on the big "The FLEA" sign I painted that can be seen from the highway. It's a great destination to share with a doggy...and they should come see the best doggy tee shirts (for adults!) in the Big Tent aisle 1 ! we are there through Thanksgiving, Sat/Sun 9-3. Woof Y'all.
Hillary
At 10:29pm on October 2, 2010, Claudia Inoue said…
Lieber Ben,
Es war sehr schön, Dich vorhin zu sehen.
Ich hatte noch keine Zeit, etwas über unseren Ausflug heute nachmittag zu schreiben, aber ich werde es morgen tun. Ich nehme an, Du kannst Dir denken, warum ich auf Deutsch schreibe…
At 10:41am on September 2, 2010, cricket said…
Thanks Ben, They are my best friends.Looks like you have a big family
At 6:23pm on July 17, 2010, Staci Matlock said…
The pup pictures are coming as is one of the fat mustang!
At 3:04pm on July 12, 2010, Tim Huber said…
It is, though there are two (other was a reporter in Kansas). Been with AP for four years. Cover the coal industry nationally. Say hi to your mother. I am jealous of the trip up north.
At 2:51pm on July 12, 2010, Tim Huber said…
Hi Ben. Then I moved from the Midwest to West Virginia and tracked you down. I may have to drop in, since I have family there in Santa Fe.
 
 
 

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