NEW MEXICO LANDS ON ANOTHER NEGATIVE NATIONAL LIST. IT NOW TOPS FOUR OTHER STATES LISTED BY THE ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AS BEING THE BEST STATES FOR ANIMAL ABUSERS. THE REPORT SAYS NEW MEXICO, IOWA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING, AND KENTUCKY ARE WHERE ANIMAL ABUSERS GET OFF EASY.
THE REPORT ALSO SAYS NEW MEXICO'S FELONY PROVISIONS FOR NEGLECT ARE INADEQUATE … IT HAS NO FELONY PROVISIONS FOR ABANDONMENT … NO INCREASED PENALTIES WHEN ANIMAL ABUSE IS COMMITTED IN FRONT OF KIDS … AND NO PROVISIONS TO ALLOW VETERINARIANS TO REPORT SUSPECTED ANIMAL ABUSE.
