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Supporters urge lawmakers to keep New Mexico’s spay-and-neuter program as litigation proceeds
Summary
A legislative subcommittee heard broad support for SB 38, the Affordable Spay-and-Neuter program, with witnesses citing shelter overcapacity and early grant awards; legal counsel said a lawsuit over the law has been remanded to state court and its constitutionality remains unresolved. No vote was taken; one is scheduled Thursday.
Supporters of New Mexico’s Affordable Spay-and-Neuter program urged a legislative subcommittee to preserve the law and its grant program while litigation remains pending.
Misha Goodman, director (per transcript) at Bernalillo County, told the panel her county shelters are “overrun,” saying her shelter grew “from 2,500 animals to 7,000 animals in just 5 years” and asking the committee not to allow the program to sunset. Diana Bell of Luna County and other local advocates described high local need and said grants were being used quickly to provide low-cost services.
Doctor Lawrence Young, chairman of the New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine, told the committee the…
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