UNM Student Animal Legal Defense Fund

10/01/2017

Thank you to everyone who came out to the dog wash today! It was a huge success!

03/05/2017

Remember to protect the bees!!!

Spring is only three weeks away! That means that the bees will be preparing to swarm soon. Swarming is the way that hives naturally reproduce. When a hive is strong enough and has a good population of bees, they will produce a new Queen, then the old queen will leave the hive and take half of the bees with her, leaving the new queen and the remaining bees behind. If you happen to see a swarm of bees, DO NOT PANIC! A swarm of bees is very docile, as they have no hive, no eggs and no honey to protect. DO NOT spray them with pesticides! PLEASE DO call your local beekeeper's association and they will be more than happy to send a beekeeper to collect the bees. Once collected, the beekeeper will put them into a hive and help them establish a new colony.

The image below is of a swarm of bees today in Atlanta. Photo credit: Tim Spanjer of GA

One more thing: play nice in these comments or I'll be forced to play grown up and delete you. You're all adults. Act like it.

01/30/2017

General meeting this Wednesday (February 1st) at NOON in room 3402. We will be discussing ideas and plans for the semester, including speakers, field trips, and opportunities to advocate at the legislature. We will also be discussing scholarship opportunities, fundraising and upcoming conferences. Thai vegan and puppy included.

10/26/2016

Pictures from the September 24, 2016 Dog Wash Fundraiser at local business Long Leash On Life. A huge thank you to owners, Ken and Norm, for being such gracious hosts and allowing SALDF to be apart of their 10-year Customer Appreciation Celebration!

09/21/2016

Only 3 more days until the Dog Wash Event of the Summer!!!! Come visit us at Long Leash On Life (on Eubank) THIS SATURDAY from 1030-230p!!! See you and your dirty pups there!

11/05/2015

The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) will be hosting a general meeting today at 1215 in room 3416. Please join us!

10/15/2015

There are just a couple weeks before the Animal Humane of New Mexico's 33rd Annual Doggie Dash and Dawdle taking place on Sunday, November 1st at Balloon Fiesta Park! Dashers begin at 09:00AM and Adult Dawdlers start at 11:00AM.

Individual registrants can SAVE $5 off the $35 adult registration price ($15 child registration price) by using the code READYSETGO when registering. All registrants may bring their pets! We already have a UNM School of Law team ( #6 of the top 10 teams as of today) so join us for some clean fun supporting a great cause by going go www.doggiedashanddawdle.org (redirects to http://www.give2gether.com/projects/Doggie_Dash/) to register with us. [You can also create your own team or be an independent registrant =) ] There is also an optional carnival at the end for you and your pet(s)!

All proceeds directly benefit the AHNM community programs that go toward rescuing, sheltering, fostering, treating, feeding, spaying, neutering, and caring for cats and dogs who are looking for their forever homes. (To learn more about AHNM, please visit: http://animalhumanenm.org/)

I'm dashing & dawdling this year - are you going to join me?

10/06/2015

J Britt, pictured, his partner and three kids, had to flee their home after storms hit Columbia, South Carolina. They went, with their two dogs and one cat in cages, to the Columbia Marriott for a safe place to stay.

09/26/2015

"You will see horses tied to trees or dumped in an empty lot. Many of them are malnourished and in pitiful shape."

08/14/2015

Despite findings, federal agency authorized killing more than 10,000 cormorants.

08/12/2015

Barnum bought Jumbo the elephant from the London Zoo in 1882 and had her shipped across the Atlantic so he could haul her across the country in chains as a spectacle for profit.

07/09/2015

The entire country says adios to dancing bears and balancing elephants.