Who we are
Four Corners Animal League’s goal is to ensure that every pet has a safe and loving home. We are reducing the population of unwanted pets through spaying, neutering and education programs making this a safer community for all of us.
Four Corners Animal League is not an animal shelter. We have no central location for processing animals. Instead we are actively involved in education through Taos County. We conduct our programs at elementary schools and door-to-door, discussing loving care of pets and all living creatures. Our education always urges spaying and neutering and focuses on the suffering that occurs when unwanted animals proliferate in a small community.
We also have a foster care program through which individuals throughout the community foster the care of animals we find abandoned or mistreated. The community has responded with much love in offering to care for animals at their homes until we can find placement for them. We are always in need of responsible foster care and volunteers.
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance the welfare of pets and homeless animals by supporting our community to practice responsible ownership, compassionate care, and humane treatment.
Four Corners Animal League has made a huge difference in the lives of thousands of animals in Taos County and beyond. Pet overpopulation is a staggering problem here in Taos and costs many animals their lives.
Our Team
Pennie Wardlow
President
Pennie was born in Taos, New Mexico. She was invited to be a board member of New Mexico Animal Shelter Board by Governor Richardson The board’s first accomplishment was to close the gas chambers in New Mexico. Currently, the NM Veterinarian board asked Pennie to be on the New Mexico Animal Shelter Committee. Pennie was a member Attorney General, Gary Kings Animal Cruelty Investigation. She received a special award from the Attorney General’s office for contributing to the community, a Humanitarian award for 2005, and was Volunteer of the Year from the Chamber of Commerce in 2002. She was recognized for exemplary dedication and service in enhancing the quality of life among the people in The Land of Enchantment by Rebecca Vigil-Giron, Secretary of State. Pennie has been a top rated agent in real estate in Taos County at Century 21 for over 25 years. She is a proud supporter of the Taos High Scholarship Fund. She enjoys educating Taos elementary school children about animal care.
Advisor
Maria-Grazia Selzer
Maria-Grazia has been an animal lover her entire life and has fostered and helped rescue countless animals. She holds degrees in Experimental Psychology and Health Sciences. She is also a former two-time world record holder in skydiving and earned a bronze medal in international competition.
Alan Bloom
Treasurer
Alan Bloom retired in 2020 from the design & manufacturing company that he founded in 1980 in Boulder, CO. He was a volunteer firefighter and Director of his fire district in Colorado. He and his wife, Sue, volunteered at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley for over twenty five years before moving to Taos in 2023. Both continued as volunteers at Stray Hearts and the St. James Food Pantry. Alan and Sue live with their two Pit Mix shelter dogs, Milo and Ripley.
Peter Selzer
Board Member
Peter Selzer has been an animal advocate for many years and, with his wife, Maria-Grazia, has fostered and socialized a number of strays for FCAL. He and his (shelter) dog, Charlie, are inseparable and are often seen on hiking trails around Taos. Peter is a physician (radiologist) and also holds a PhD in Physics. He graduated from Dartmouth College, obtained a masters and PhD in physics at Stanford University, attended medical school at University of Miami, and completed a radiology residency and interventional radiology fellowship at Stanford. For his contributions to the field of radiology, he was awarded a fellowship by the American College of Radiology. He has practiced at Holy Cross Hospital for 17 years after leaving a 20-physician radiology group in Madison, Wisconsin of which he was chairman for 12 years. After leaving Madison, he was named emeritus professor of Radiology at UW Madison School of Medicine. Peter regularly participates in the State of New Mexico medical review board and has also served for 6 years on the Holy Cross Hospital board of directors. As such, has had considerable experience regarding the function and responsibilities of a well-run non-profit BOD. When not otherwise involved, Peter enjoys skiing, hiking, gardening, and traveling.
Jason Wardlow-Herrera
Board Member
Jason Wardlow-Herrera has over 19 years of law enforcement experience and retired from the Los Alamos Police Department in December of 2021. As the Deputy Chief, Jason managed the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter for about 2 years, working with organizations to improve operations. He has prosecuted animal cruelty cases, volunteered to socialize animals, and is passionate about animal welfare. Jason owns two dogs adopted from the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, is an FBI National Academy Graduate (2015), served as a deputy for the Taos County Sheriff’s Department from 2002 to 2006, and is currently the Sheriff of Los Alamos County.
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