Pets of the Week As Heard On KIVA
Pet of the Week – Cherry
ID# A1815917 – Cherry is a 3 year old, Red, American Staffordshire mix. Are you looking for a down to earth kind of guy?? Family and friends are very important to Cherry, but he is not much for the company of other dogs. He very much enjoys to play games of FETCH...
Pet of the Week – Arnold
ID# A1821414 – Arnold is a 5 year-old, Black, Domestic Shorthair mix. Arnold is a total sweetheart and all he really wants is love and attention. Arnold came to the shelter with a previous injury to his eye, but he does not let that stop him from showing his...
Spay and Neuter Your Dogs and Cats
Links to Low Cost and No Cost Spay-Neuter Resources in New Mexico
Barbara Bruin’s Pets
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Barbara Bruin’s Pets on KIVA Radio August 1, 2020
The Rock of Talk · Barbara Bruin's Pets - 8/1/2020 Show Transcript: Eddy Aragon: AM1600 KIVA, 93.7 FM, the web, the app, the rockoftalk.com. I'm Eddy Aragon, the Rock of Talk. Glad to be here with you for another edition of Barbara Bruin asking the age old question,...
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Pets Still Looking for Their Forever Home
Pet of the Week- Athena
Athena (A025882) is a 2-year-old spayed female. She was a very shy girl when she first came to the shelter. She would hide and didn’t want to come...
Pet of the Week – Chiba
Chiba is a 3-year-old spayed female. Chiba was brought in after she was getting too underfoot with her elderly owners. She initially was very scared...
Pet of the Week – Sophie
Sophie (ID#A023873) is a lovely brindle and white 2-year-old boxer/pit mix who is energetic, wiggly and loves to cuddle. She loves to learn and...
Rescue Pet Adoption Stories
Travelin’ Jack, New Mexico’s Canine Travel Reporter Adopts Oscar the Cat!
Here is the story of how Travelin' Jack (the dog) adopted Oscar the Cat. This story shows how preconceived notions of who can successfully adopt...
Bomber and Sleepy
We will always be grateful for the gifts we have in our home, Bomber and Sleepy. Bomber did not have the best life before he came into our lives....
My Name is Earl
I remember the Saturday I got a call from Barbara Bruin asking me if I would foster, as she had three sick kitties that were to be euthanized the...
How We Reduced Euthanasia at Our Shelter
Getting Our Message Out Into The Community
One of the most important changes, which was pivotal to the success of many of our initiatives, was implementing an effective marketing program. The addition of Desiree Cawley, a multi-talented marketing director, was a major milestone. Desiree's hiring in 2011...
A Life Saving Program for Shy Dogs – Part 1
One of the saddest challenges were dogs in our shelter who were shy or particularly frightened. Previously they would be killed, as they were not considered adoptable. They were so traumatized by the noisy, chaotic shelter, and the sudden shocking change in their...
Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) A Bold Initiative That Produced Results
One of our boldest, most innovative, and successful initiatives was embracing Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) as a way to manage the free-roaming cat population. Previously Trap and Kill had been the policy, which had done nothing to reduce the number of unwanted cats in our...