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Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department and Albuquerque Kennel Kompadres Announces Special Cat Agility Event at Lucky Paws in Coronado Center

Part of Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month

Looking for something to stimulate your cat other than opening cat food cans? Join the Enchanted Cat Club as they team up with the City’s Lucky Paws Adoption Center to train adoptable shelter cats to run through a cat agility course.

The event will run Saturday, June 28 from 10am to 6pm in front of Lucky Paws (next to Western Warehouse and Mervyns) in Coronado Center. Agility demonstrations will run until 4pm.

“While we are all familiar with dog agility, most people can’t even imagine training their cats to run agility courses. But cats are exceptionally agile creatures and running and jumping through a course made just for them shows off what they do naturally,” says Vickie Shields, founder of International Cat Agility Tournaments (ICAT). “This is a great way for owner and cat to interact and have fun together.”

“Getting a cat past its normal concern and cautiousness is the biggest hurdle. They have to be comfortable that they are safe on the course,” explains Shields. “Once they are comfortable with the surroundings, they just do what comes naturally!”

ICAT was founded in Albuquerque and made its debut at an Enchanted Cat Club cat show. It has since been featured at cat shows around the world and will be a focal point at The International Cat Association’s Annual Show in Dallas, Texas this August.

The event will cap off June as Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month. Special cat adoption rates will be $39 and each cat adopted from Lucky Paws that day will receive a kitty goody bag from the Enchanted Cat Club. The Enchanted Cat Club will also pay 50% of the adoption fee for any cat two years old and older and 75% of the adoption fee of any cat two years old and older adopted by anyone 65 years old or older.

Author Darlene Arden Visits Animal Welfare

Darlene Arden, award-winning writer, lecturer, and pet author recently visited Albuquerque Animal Welfare for a tour of the Eastside Shelter and to present her latest book, “Rover, Get Off Her Leg!” to Animal Welfare Director Jeanine L. Patterson. Arden is in the midst of a trip to New Mexico. “Rover…” is her fifth book, described by Susan Conant, author of Gaits of Heaven, Scratch the Surface as “a hilarious field guide to dog misdeeds that range from the annoying and embarrassing to the utterly mortifying. Fortunately for dog owners everywhere, author Darlene Arden speaks to the unspeakable with great good humor and practical wisdom.”

She is also an internationally recognized authority on toy dogs and their care.

Peanut Butter and Yogurt Donations for Treats

Our pets need your donations of Peanut Butter and plain Yogurt.
They love to eat the snacks we make them with these items.

Please drop off at our Eastside location or call 764-1147 for details.

Featured Pets

Information for Featured Pets is updated every hour. Be sure to check the current availability and location of these featured pets. (764-1122) Be sure to have the Animal Number ready when you call (the Animal Number is the 7 digit number begining with and "A")

Mutt Shots!

The Animal Welfare Department of the City of Albuquerque is proud to announce the 2007 Mutt Shots Photo Contest Winners!

The winners were announced at the Dawg House in Old Town, on December 2nd.
Prizes were awarded for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mentions of each category.

View the Winners!

Kennel Kompadres - Donations

If you would like to help make our furry friend's stay more comfortable, and healthy, please donate.

Monetary donations can be made to the Albuquerque Kennel Kompadres, our charity arm.
Please call 897-0464 or 764-1164 for more information.

If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make your check out to Albuquerque Kennel Kompadres and mail to:

Treasurer, Albuquerque Kennel Kompadres
301 16th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87104

Or

Drop your check off at either the Eastside or Westside Animal Care Centers

All donations will be used directly for the health and well being of the pets.

We at the Animal Care Centers accept dog houses in good condition to supplement our loaner dog house program, pet care books, blankets, towels and similar items.

Donations of your time are also greatly appreciated. Look at our Volunteer program to see how you can help.

Animal Ordinance in Albuquerque

The grace period to have your animal spayed or neutered and microchipped is over. If you do not want to spay or neuter your companion animal, you must purchase an intact animal permit for $150.

As the Animal Services Division responds to calls for service and finds that your animal is not in compliance, citations will be issued. Penalty is up to $500 and/or 90 days in jail as determined by a Metro Court judge.

• City of Albuquerque Animal Ordinance
• FAQs about the HEART ordinance

Spay/Neuter Services

City to Provide Spay and Neuter Services for Pets of Qualified Low Income Individuals and Seniors 65 Years of Age or Older

The City of Albuquerque is pleased to announce that we are scheduling surgeries for companion dogs and cats in Albuquerque. With the passage of the H.E.A.R.T. Ordinance, the City of Albuquerque is sterilizing the companion animals of low income and senior citizens at no charge to them. If you have a companion animal that needs to be sterilized and you meet the criteria, please call 311 or 768-2000.

The mobile clinic is operating all over the City of Albuquerque and targeting the areas with the highest population of need. Spaying and neutering your companion animal is good for you, your animal and the community.Please be part of the solution and schedule your appointment today!

AACC Spay/Neuter Van Schedule
July 1-2: Westside Animal Care Center
July 8-9: Eastside Animal Care Center
July 15-16: Westside Animal Care Center
July 22-23: Westside Animal Care Center


Free services for qualified low income or seniors 65 years of age and older.
Call 311 or 768-2000 to request information.

Track Down that Wayward Pet

Announcing a high tech alternative to signs on telephone poles to help find missing pets. If you need help finding Spike or Socks, or long for a Calico or Boxer, now you can access Pet Harbor's Pet Search for reporting lost or found pets, or request to be notified if a breed in which you are interested becomes available at one of the Animal Care Centers. Once you fill out the information request form you will be emailed automatically when an animal matching your selection shows up at one of our shelters. The request will last for 30 days.

• Have you FOUND a cat or dog? One of the quickest ways to reunite the pet with its owner is to scan for a microchip. Click here for for list of places you can take the animal to be scanned for free.
• Have you LOST a Pet? Download this flyer to post around your neighborhood for your lost pet. The flyer also has information on what you can do to make the reunion between you and your pet more likely.

Join the Pack! Volunteer With Animal Care!

Have some free time on your hands? Come help us! We are currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers for both our Westside (11800 Sunset Gardens SW) and Eastside (8920 Lomas NE) locations! learn more

We have many volunteer roles that need to be filled, from dog walking to lobby greeters (see Volunteer section for more information). We will put your skills and interests to work so that you feel comfortable in your volunteer role.

Before you begin volunteering, you must attend an orientation session presented by the Animal Care Center. See the Events page for times and locations.

For more information contact the Volunteer Coordinator, at 764-1137.

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