LOOKING TO ADD A PET TO YOUR FAMILY THIS SUMMER? ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTERS ARE CURRENTLY HOUSING AROUND 830 PETS. PAUL CASTER IS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS IT’S ABOUT 120 FEWER ANIMALS THAN THEY HAD LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, SO HE THINKS THE SPAY-NEUTER PROGRAM IS STARTING TO HAVE AN EFFECT.
HE TELLS 770 KKOB THAT, OF THE 830 PETS, AROUND 430 OF THEM ARE DOGS. THE BALANCE IS MOSTLY MADE UP OF CATS, BUT CASTER TELLS US THEY ALSO HAVE A VARIETY OF OTHER ANIMALS, SUCH AS CHICKENS, FISH, GUINEA PIGS AND FERRETS.
