The Humane Society Legislative Fund publishes an annual Humane Scorecard that tells you how your Congressperson votes. For the 110h Congress, the New Mexico delegation scored from 0% to 85%.
Leading his New Mexico colleagues was Congressman Tom Udall with 85%. Congressman Udall voted for the final passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act and against an amendment that was designed as a “poison pill” to the act, for a bill to protect wild horses and burros from sale and slaughter and for the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act to include pets in disaster planning and response. He was also a co-sponsor of the Downed Animals Protection Act and signed a letter requesting funding for the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act among others. However, neither Congressman Udall, nor any of the New Mexico delegation, were co-sponsors of the Animal Fighting Prohibition Act and now in the 110th Congress, none have joined the other historic 303 co-sponsors in signing on to the bill despite New Mexico having just passed a state law outlawing cockfighting in the state beginning on June 15, 2007. Dogfighting has been illegal in New Mexico since 1981 and carries felony penalties.
Congresswoman Heather Wilson scored 42% for her animal-friendly votes on the Wild Horses and Burros Protection Act and the P.E.T.S. Act while then voting against the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act and voted for an amendment that would have killed the bill. She is also not a co-sponsor of the Animal Fighting Prohibition Act.
Congressman Steve Pearce scored only 14% for his vote to support the P.E.T.S. Act while then voting against protecting American horses, wild horses and burros from sale and slaughter. He is not a co-sponsor of the Animal Fighting Prohibition Act.
In the Senate, Senators Bingaman and Domenici scored 0% and they only vote they participated in was the “poison pill” amendment to the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which they both voted to support.
To see the Humane Scorecard, including a description of all the items scored, highlights of accomplishments and an overview of pending legislation, visit the Humane Society Legislative Fund website at: http://www.fund.org/humanescorecard/
Please contact your legislator today and let them know that you would like to see better scores from them in the future on pro-animal issues and ask that they support:
S261 & H.R.137 – Animal Fighting Prohibition Act
S311 & H.R. 503 – American Horse Slaughter Prevention
Act
S714 & H.R. 1280 – Pet Safety and Protection Act
H.R. 861 – Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act
Then contact our federal lawmakers and let
them know what you think of their voting record:
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
Sen. Pete Domenici
Rep. Heather Wilson (district 1)
Rep. Steve Pearce (district 2)
Rep. Tom Udall (district 3)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (statewide)
Washington, D.C.
703 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5521
TDD: (202) 224-1792
Toll free (in New Mexico only): 1-800-443-8658
HOURS: 9 am to 6 pm Eastern Time
Albuquerque
Suite 130
625 Silver Avenue, SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 346-6601
HOURS: 8 am to 5 pm
Las Cruces
148 Loretto Towne Centre
505 South Main
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(505) 523-6561
HOURS: 8 am to 5 pm
Las Vegas
118 Bridge Street, Suite 3
P.O. Box 1977
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 454-8824
HOURS: 8 am to 5 pm
Roswell
Suite 409
105 West Third
Roswell, NM 88201
(505) 622-7113
HOURS: 8 am to 5 pm
Santa Fe
Suite 101
119 East Marcy
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 988-6647
HOURS: 8 am to 5 pm
Sen. Pete Domenici (statewide)
Washington, D.C.
328 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-3101
(202) 224-6621
(202) 228-3261 fax
(202) 224-3844 TTY/TDD
Albuquerque
625 Silver Southwest, Suite 330
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 346-6791
Las Cruces
505 South Main, Suite 118
Loretto Towne Center
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(505) 526-5475
Roswell
140 Federal Building
Roswell, NM 88201
(505) 623-6170
Santa Fe
120 South Federal Place, Suite 302
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 988-6511
Rep. Heather Wilson (district 1)
Washington, DC
318 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6316 phone
(202) 225-4975 fax
Albuquerque
20 First Plaza
Suite 603
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 346-6781 phone
(505) 346-6723 fax
Rep. Steve Pearce (district 2)
Washington, DC
1408 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
(202) 225-2365 phone
(202) 225-9599 fax
Hobbs
1923 North Dal Paso
Hobbs, NM 88240
(505) 392-8325 phone
(505) 433-8325 fax
Las Cruces
400 North Telshore,
Suite E
Las Cruces, NM 88011
(505) 522-2219 phone
(505) 522-3099 fax
Roswell
1717 West 2nd Street, Suite 100
Roswell, NM 88201
(505) 622-0055 phone
(505) 625-9608 fax
Socorro
111 School of Mines Road
Socorro, NM 87801
(505) 838-7516 phone
(505) 838-4027 fax
Rep. Tom Udall (district 3)
Washington, DC
U.S. House of Representatives
1414 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6190
(202) 226-1331 fax
Santa Fe
811 St. Michael's Drive
Suite 104
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 984-8950
Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho City Hall
3900 Southern Blvd. SE
Rio Rancho, NM 87124
(505) 994-0499
Farmington
Farmington City Hall
800 Municipal Drive
Farmington, NM 87401
(505) 324-1005
Clovis
Clovis City Hall
321 North Connelly
Clovis, NM 88101
(505) 763-7616
Las Vegas
City Hall
1700 N. Grand Avenue
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 454-4080
Gallup
110 W. Aztec
Gallup, NM 87301
(505) 863-0582
