LAST WEEK, OFFICIALS WITH ALBUQUERQUE'S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ASKED PEOPLE TO HOLD OFF ON SURRENDERING PETS, DUE TO OVERCROWDING AT THE SHELTERS. DIRECTOR BARBARA BRUIN TELLS US THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO GIVING UP THE FAMILY PET. SHE SAYS ONE THING THEY CAN DO IS CALL A HOT-LINE SET UP BY ANIMAL HUMANE.
THE NUMBER IS 938-79-HUNDRED. THERE WERE OVER 1-THOUSAND PETS HOUSED AT ANIMAL WELFARE FACILITIES, 200 OVER CAPACITY.
