THIS IS A BUSY TIME AT ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. ANIMAL WELFARE VETERINARIAN NICOLE VIGIL SAYS EVERY SPRING AND SUMMER, THEY GET HUNDREDS OF KITTENS AND PUPPIES. SHE SAYS KITTENS ARE BROUGHT IN BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE THEM AND THINK THEY’VE BEEN ABANDONED BY THEIR MOM WHEN, IN FACT, THE MOTHER IS SIMPLY AWAY LOOKING FOR FOOD.
SHE TELLS US ALL THOSE KITTENS REQUIRE LOTS OF CARE, SUCH AS BEING FED EVERY TWO HOURS. VIGIL SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO: FOSTER SOME OF THE KITTENS.
SHE ADVISES, WHEN YOU SEE KITTENS, CHECK TO SEE IF THEY LOOK HEALTHY. IF SO, THEIR MOM IS CARING FOR THEM AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE THEM WHERE THEY ARE.
