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Speakers urge county–city collaboration, District 5 announces $100,000 for animal shelter expansion
Summary
Commenters at a Bernalillo County meeting called for joint city–county efforts to handle rising animal intake and announced $100,000 in District 5 directed funding toward expanding a shelter that speakers said has been outgrown.
Speakers at a Bernalillo County meeting urged the county and city to work together to expand shelter capacity and cope with rising intake of companion animals, and a District 5 funding announcement pledged $100,000 toward the project.
Commenter 1, a resident, said the issue affects many neighborhoods and emphasized the human side of the problem: "I think we all know how important places like this are. I have three shelter dogs myself at home. We all just know how special they are." The commenter said the current facility was quickly outgrown as intake increased.
Commenter 2, a resident,…
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