EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME BUSINESS PICKS UP AT ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SHELTERS. DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR BARBARA BRUIN TELLS US IT’S BECAUSE DOGS TEND TO RUN AWAY AFTER BEING FRIGHTENED BY FIREWORKS. BRUIN SAYS IT’S BEST TO KEEP YOUR PETS INSIDE IN A COOL, QUIET ROOM WITH TOYS TO DISTRACT THEM.
