Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department is collecting donated dog houses and giving them away to low-income families across the metro. Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department is collecting donated dog houses and giving them away to low-income families across the metro. A lieutenant for the department says they cite dozens of people a year for leaving their dogs […]
Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department hosts Black Friday adoption event
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is hosting a Black Friday adoption event from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. The event will take place at Lucky Paws in the Coronado Center Mall. There will be waived adoption fees for all pets. Adoptions will also include spaying, neutering, microchipping, vaccinations, and a first vet visit. Owners will also get […]
Albuquerque dog trainer pleads guilty to 15 charges of animal cruelty
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The City of Albuquerque filed more than 100 criminal charges against a dog trainer in connection to conditions inside an animal boarding facility. Lisa Berry pleaded guilty to 15 of those charges Tuesday and a judge sentenced her on the spot. They’re all petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor charges, so she’ll serve five […]
Proposed bill would team up with UNM to test animal tissue instead of real animals
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One city councilor wants the city to join the cutting edge of testing vaccines and drugs. Tammy Fiebelkorn has proposed a bill that would team up with UNM to test animal tissue instead of real animals. “It’s saving animals; it’s putting something that would be thrown in the garbage to good use. […]