Sponsor One Local Pet’s Future
$200 provides one complete Prevention Package.
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Choose an amount and click “Donate” to complete your gift.
Takes 2 minutes — fill out our simple form,Pre-qualifying helps secure your place and speeds up the process at registration.
OTERO COUNTY REGISTRATION UPDATE — August 2026
THANK YOU, Otero County! ❤️
Once again, our affordable spay/neuter registration generated tremendous community
interest, demonstrating the ongoing need for prevention-focused veterinary assistance
throughout rural New Mexico. Our next registration event will be held on the second Tuesday i
n August, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., inside the Ashley Furniture entrance at
White Sands Mall in Alamogordo.
👉 PRE-QUALIFY ONLINE FIRST!
To help secure placement in future surgical funding blocks and speed up the registration process,
we strongly encourage all interested low-income pet guardians to complete
our simple 2-minute online pre-qualification form at:
before attending registration.
Qualifications include:
✔ Current EBT or Medicaid card
✔ Participation in our low-income qualification process
✔ Residence in Otero or Lincoln County
Our Prevention Package Includes:
🐾 Spay or neuter surgery
🐾 Rabies vaccination (if needed)
🐾 Pain medication
🐾 Permanent microchip
🐾 Pet Prevention Promise Bag
🐾 KONG® enrichment toy
Since 2007, AnimalVillageNM has helped make possible more than
11,000 affordable spay and neuter surgeries, helping reduce pet overpopulation,
abandonment, and suffering throughout our rural communities.
Every surgery represents a healthier pet, a stronger family,
and countless unwanted litters prevented before they begin.
If you don’t qualify for assistance but would like to help another family,
please consider becoming a monthly
Prevention Partner or making a one-time donation.
Every gift helps provide another complete Prevention Package for a pet in need.
AnimalVillageNM
Because They 🐾 Love Us… Prevention Is Our Promise.
Become a Monthly Prevention Partner
Monthly support ensures continuing prevention in rural New Mexico.
Update: Passed 52-11! Huge thanks to Animal Protection New Mexico and everyone who supported this effort for animals in need.
Prevention is not charity — it is responsible governance.
Sunny Aris, Founder — AnimalVillageNM
Affordable Spay & Neuter Access for Rural New Mexico
AnimalVillageNM provides income-qualified spay and neuter assistance across Lincoln and Otero Counties.
Since 2007, we have helped fund more than 10,000 surgeries — preventing suffering before it starts.
Animal Village NM Marketplace is LIVE!
We’re excited to share that the AnimalVillageNM Marketplace
is now live on eBay!😹🐶
This curated online store features vintage treasures, collectibles, art, and unique gifts —
with every purchase supporting our low-cost spay & neuter program.
The Marketplace is one of the ways supporters can help immediately while also taking home something special.
We’ll be adding new items regularly, so we invite you to check back often.
Because They Love Us — Prevention is Our Promise.
Next Registration
Tuesday, May 12!
Thank You, Otero County- All April 9th
Surgery Openings Were Filled Immediately🐾
We had an opportunity to help five local pets receive spay or neuter surgeries LAST THURSDAY- APRIL 9TH!
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Next Registration Event: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 📍 Location: White Sands Mall
This opportunity is available to eligible pet guardians presenting EBT or Medicaid card.
For a $65 co-pay, pets receive a complete prevention package including:
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Spay or neuter surgery
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Rabies vaccination (if needed)
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Microchip (if needed)
Each pet returns to the community sterilized, vaccinated, and identifiable. This helps improve return-to-owner rates, reduces animal control crowding,
and reduces taxpayer costs.
⏳ First come, first served. Please arrive early.
Because They🐾 Love Us — Prevention Is Our Promise.
Become a Volunteer
Volunteering is a rewarding experience that benefits the animals and our volunteers.
The need for low-cost spay/neuter services is a crucial one for every community in New Mexico, where the pet abandonment rate is the highest in America! Event planning, strategic planning, new veterinary partners! All help is appreciated to improve the quality of life for animals in New Mexico. Give us a call and let us know about your skillsets!
575-415-8310
