For most of the 17 years she worked at the Aztec Animal Shelter, Kellie Willits says she used to make a habit of assuring every person who surrendered a stray or unwanted animal at the facility that ...

Katee McClure says the Aztec Animal Shelter needs four more full-time employees. A formula created by a national animal welfare organization says each animal in the shelter needs 15 minutes of care ...

AZTEC — Aztec Animal Shelter is facing two immediate dilemmas: too many animals and not enough volunteers to drive some of them to a larger population center where they might find new homes. The ...

Shelters aren't necessarily equipped to take care of exotic and strange animals, shelter directors say. Animal control officer remembers catching an iguana and an emu. FARMINGTON — Farmington animal ...

AZTEC, N.M. – There’s never a quiet moment at the Aztec Animal Shelter, but unfortunately the shelter is full. “We’re really, really full," Crystal Veach, shelter supervisor, said. "We have no dog ...

A blood test can tell if a dog has heartworm. FARMINGTON — Local animal shelters are reporting a high number of heartworm cases this year, but in Farmington the rise was traced to a group of dogs that ...