IT'S CROWDED OUT THERE IN THE ANIMAL WORLD. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TELLS US NEARLY 15-THOUSAND DOGS HAVE GONE THROUGH THEIR FACILITIES IN JUST THE LAST YEAR. DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR BARBARA BRUIN SAYS THEY NEED TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE ANIMALS.
THE EVENT RUNS FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AT THE EAST AND WEST SIDE SHELTERS AS WELL AS THE LUCKY PAWS OUTLET AT CORONADO MALL. HOURS ARE 10-30 TO 6PM EACH DAY.