Bridges To Home

23/11/2024

City of Albuquerque "We Care" van will be at the Barelas Community Center (801 Barelas Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102) from 9am to 12pm.
Vaccines/ Microchip

23/11/2024

As we enter into the Holiday season of family, friends and food. Here are some helpful tips for keeping your fur friends safe.

23/11/2024

15/11/2024

🔔 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 🔔

Our facility will be 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 tomorrow, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃. 𝟭𝟱, for our department meeting and training. We will reopen at our regular hours on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

09/11/2024

The Valencia County Animal Shelter will be closed Saturday 11/9/24 for Veteran’s Day and will reopen on Tuesday 11/12/24

07/11/2024

06/11/2024

Our friends with CMM Lost Pet Recovery and Humane Trapping have a request.

"We have a request for you all. If you get rid of your political signs, please let us know. We can use them to help post about missing dogs/cats. Thank you🙏"

06/11/2024

Scam targets vulnerable owners searching for their missing pets.
The City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department (AWD) is warning Albuquerque residents and other animal shelters about telephone scams. Scammers are preying on the vulnerability and hope of pet owners, by exploiting their emotional turmoil for financial gain.
The scams are generally taking two different tactics:
• In one, the thieves are targeting people who lost pets, and asking the owner for payment over the phone to get their lost pet back.

• In another, the owner is being told by the caller that their pet needs emergency surgery and demanding payment immediately in order to do the surgery.

If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from AWD and asking for money in relation to your missing pet, exercise extreme caution – even if the call appears to come from a legitimate phone number.
Note that AWD does call pet owners to inform them that their pet is at the shelter and will instruct the owner to go to the shelter to reclaim their pet. If the pet is already spayed or neutered, he or she will be returned to the owner free of charge. If the pet is not spayed or neutered, the owner will be told the amount of the reclaim fee and to go to the shelter to pay the fee.
AWD would never ask for payment ahead of time to reclaim your pet -- and would not insist you use gift cards, Cash-App or electronic payment.
“This is a heartbreaking situation for people who just want to find their beloved missing pets,” said Carolyn Ortega, Director of Animal Welfare Department. “We encourage the community to help us protect the owners of lost pets by spreading the word of these terrible scams with colleagues, friends and family.”
Sharing information through social media, community groups, and word of mouth can help protect people from falling victim to these scams. Please report the scams to the Attorney General’s Office Toll Free 1-844-255-9210 and Report scams to the Federal Trade Commission: Report Now .

We need your help! Our shelters are operating near capacity, which can create undo stress on our dogs and cats. There are many ways the community can make a lifesaving difference through adopting, volunteering, fostering. AWD can help you find the opportunity that’s right for you. Go to www.cabq.gov/pets to sign up today.

04/11/2024

30/10/2024

30/10/2024

Bindy - Adopted

Wait! I see something! Hello. My name is Bindy and I am a female Australian Cattle Dog blend born on September 24, 2018. I guess I’m pretty much a mellow love muffin. I do enjoy being held and cuddled. I do play when I want to, though and I’ll stand up for myself if my sisters get too wild with me! I'm also well socialized around dogs, too and I’ve played with children, too. I’m ready to find my forever home! Could that be with you? I have my paws crossed that it is you!

For adoption inquiries, please feel free to contact Bridges To Home by email at [email protected] to fill out an adoption application or to make arrangements to meet any of our adoptable pets! All of our pets are in foster homes in the greater Albuquerque NM area. The steps to getting a new furry friend include: the completion of an adoption application, an adoption approval and a home visit, along with the adoption fee. The adoption fee includes spay/neuter, rabies shot, chip, and age appropriate vaccines. We look forward to helping you complete your family, soon.

24/10/2024

Is anyone traveling from Albuquerque to Gallup that would deliver a large bag of puppy food?