An agreement that establishes an alliance to foster safer and more healthful New Mexico workplaces was signed by the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (NM OSHA) and the New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA).

A Valencia County Animal Shelter employee has been fired for tormenting one of the cats brought in. But another Belen Animal Control Officer that officials said was also harassing the cat is still on the job.

Valencia County officials said both men were poking the cat with pens. The men said they were trying to determine if the cat was feral.

"Repeatedly poking it with pens from either side of the cat trap that it was in," Director of the Valencia County Animal Shelter Erik Tanner said.

Tanner said that was enough for him to take severe action.

"When I found out what had happened, and had enough employees running to me with the same problem, I didn't care why they did it," Tanner said. "It's not something that there's...there's no policy for it. There's no excuse for it. I don't care why you did it, you're fired."

Community members and first responders in Valencia County spent some time Wednesday morning learning more about meth.

It’s a drug whose use has outpaced other drugs here in New Mexico, including marijuana and cocaine.

The office of the Valencia County District Attorney says it's a huge problem and people are still lacking the information they need to curb it.

That’s why it’s created a program called “Train the Trainer,” which will travel around the state educating community leaders about meth.

The program will help community leaders know what to look for and how to spot meth use – and what to do if they find it.

Project coordinator Doris Budris says it's a call to action for everyone.