We need your help TODAY to pass a bipartisan bill that would prohibit the use of inhumane and indiscriminate traps, snares and poisons on New Mexico’s public lands. HB 366—also known as “Roxy’s Law” in recognition of Roxy, a dog who was strangled to death by a snare trap in 2018—would prevent thousands of wild animals and pets from falling victim to needless suffering in the state.
HB 366 will be heard in the House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee on the morning of Thursday, February 7th.
Please act today by writing or calling key State Representatives on the Committee asking them to vote YES on HB 366. We also urge you to attend the hearing. Details below.
This legislation is a common-sense solution that will prevent a small minority of the population from endangering pets, wildlife and citizens with outdated, unnecessary traps and poisons on New Mexico’s shared public lands.
- Traps and poisons are cruel. Animals in traps may starve to death, succumb to exposure or dehydration, or even chew of their own limbs trying to escape. Poisons can cause an excruciating, slow death.
- Traps and poisons are non-selective. They kill non-target animals like cats, dogs and endangered species. Countless New Mexico residents have lost their beloved pets to these practices.
- Non-lethal methods are more effective at protecting public health and livestock.
This bill still allows hunting on public lands and allows ranchers to use live cage traps to remove specific animals damaging crops, property or livestock.
Please contact key state representatives TODAY to urge their support for HB 366.
Speak up for the voiceless animals who need your help.
- Contact Key Committee Members:
Please send an email to the following members of the House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee and urge them to vote YES on HB 366—and let them know you’re a New Mexico resident:
Rep. Debra Sariñana: debbie.sarinana@nmlegis.gov
Rep. Nathan Small: nathan.small@nmlegis.gov
- Follow-up with a Phone Call:
Make a quick call to Committee Members to urge them to vote YES on HB 366—and please make sure to let them know you’re a New Mexico resident:
Rep. Sariñana: (505) 986-4227
Rep. Small: (505) 986-4438
- Contact Your Own State Representative:
It’s also important to contact the State Representative who represents your district to urge him or her to vote YES on HB 366.
We also hope you will attend Thursday’s Committee Hearing!
Your presence speaks volumes—please attend to show your support for HB 366. You may have the opportunity to testify—if you do, it’s important to keep your testimony to less than two minutes and to be polite.
What: Hearing on HB 366 by the House Energy Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Where: Room 317, The State Capitol Roundhouse, Santa Fe, NM
Date: Thursday, February 7
Time: 7:30 AM (we recommend arriving at 7:00 AM)
Thank you for acting TODAY to protect New Mexico’s pets, wild animals, and citizens!
For Wild Nature,
Camilla Fox
and the Project Coyote New Mexico Team