BARBARA BRUIN IS OUT AS DIRECTOR OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. THE BERRY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT BRUIN WILL STAY ON AS AN ADVISOR. THE CITY SAYS A NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PAUL CASTER, WILL JOIN THE DEPARTMENT IN THE COMING WEEKS AND WILL OVERSEE THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL A NEW DIRECTOR IS HIRED.
BRUIN CAME UNDER FIRE FOR ALLEGEDLY ALLOWING THE ADOPTION OF DOGS THAT WERE A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC.
