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Donate a used vehicle or heavy equipment to help APA build a foster care network in 2012 for at-risk pets in need

Through v-Dac, APA accepts donations of used vehicles; for any vehicles donated during this holiday season, APA will earmark the funds for a foster care network we want to start, with New Mexico Pets Alive, to provide a true safety net for needy, at-risk pets in our community.  Turn in your used car, truck, motorcycle, RV, boat, airplane, heavy equipment, farm machinery, etc.  V-Dac strives to accept most donations--whether the vehicle is running or not.  When accepted, the vehicle is picked up at your location, and V-Dac provides a receipt for your tax records when they sell the donated vehicle (usually within 30 days of pickup).  APA gets a portion of these proceeds to help support our work and programs.

To find out more about this program or to start your donation process, click here or call 1-877-999-8322.

About Us 

Our mission is to help people and their pets live better lives together.  Our vision is that our programs and services will help transform our community to improve the quality of life for companion animals and greatly reduce the number of abandoned and homeless animals impounded and killed at our municipal shelter.

We are located in Las Cruces, NM, but our services are offered to all those in Dona Ana County.  Our goals and objectives are as follows:

• Positive humane outreach, education, & No Kill advocacy
• Assistance for pets and their guardians in times of need
• Programs that target the most urgent animal-welfare challenges in our community
• Services & support that make it easier for pet guardians to do the right thing

Learn more about No KILL

APA is based on the modern and progressive animal-welfare philosophy and approaches called No Kill.  To learn more, visit the national No Kill Advocacy Center's site:  Click here