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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sandra is the owner of the Critter Rehoming Sanctuary in Aztec, New Mexico. She said she used the property to house animals she’s rescued. The fire started when she was at the park with one of her ...