A N I M A L W E L FA R E
Thanks to a bequest from the estate of Carla Freeman, the Santa Fe Community Foundation established the Animal Welfare Fund in 2020 to address animal welfare-related needs existing in the community. Grants support organizations providing services and/or advocacy to protect both domestic and wild animals in Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and/or San Miguel counties. We invited requests that work to improve: • Population control Free or low-cost spay/neuter clinics
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Trap/neuter/release programs
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Transportation for stray dogs/cats from overcrowded shelters to areas where they are more likely to be adopted
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Reduction of the use of euthanasia as a form of population control
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• Cruelty prevention Humane education/public information
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Rescue/adoption programs
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Support for local and/or statewide trapping ban
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• Wellbeing Training/socializing animals with goal of re-homing
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Providing emergency and preventive care
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Providing food and other supplies for pets of low-income owners
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• Reintroduction/conservation of native New Mexico species 9
