THERE’S A SUBSTANTIAL DROP IN THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS CURRENTLY AT ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL SHELTERS. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS THE POPULATION, AS OF LAST MONDAY, WAS DOWN CONSIDERABLY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS PAST MONDAY THERE WERE JUST UNDER 400 ANIMALS AT THE SHELTERS. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME THE ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HOUSED JUST OVER 600.
HE SAYS SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS AND ADOPTION EVENTS GET SOME OF THE CREDIT. BERRY SAYS THE CITY’S RESIDENTS ALSO PLAY A ROLE IN MANAGING SHELTER POPULATIONS.
