Animal control gets mobile to boost adoptions

CAMERAS. THE CITY IS GOING TO NEW LENGTHS TO MAKE IT CONVENIENT TO ADOPT PETS ... HITTING UP ...  More »

CAMERAS. THE CITY IS GOING TO NEW LENGTHS TO MAKE IT CONVENIENT TO ADOPT PETS ... HITTING UP BUSINESSES AND EVEN GOING TO DIFFERENT CITIES. TONIGHT OUR ERIC KAHNERT LOOKED INTO HOW IT'S WORKING. MEET SWEETHEART. ONE OF NINE CATS AND DOGS THE CITY BROUGHT TO CITIBANKS'CALLCENTER TODAY -- IN HOPES OF GETTING ADOPTED. NOW, MEET AMANDA WORTHINGTON... A CITI EMPLOYEE WHO TOOK THE BAIT. 9:32 'she ran up to the cage and let me pet her, and I like that, i was like oh, she'll probably cuddle with me at home, and I wanted a cat to cuddle.- 7'WORKER MATTHEW ARMIJO ALSO CAVED IN WHEN HE SAW THIS BLACK CHOW/LAB MIX. 14:46 'he's a pup, he's only 3 months, we needed another dog, we just had one pass away.-5' RECENTLY ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES HAS BEEN TURNING BUSINESSES INTO OFF-SITE ADOPTION LOCATIONS. IT'S ALL IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT PUTTING ANIMALS DOWN. 32:23 'we're trying to go to places where there's a lot of people, large employment centers like citicards, sprint, aps headquarters, you have a concentration of a lot of working professionals.-10'AND ITS BEEN A SUCCESS. SINCE NOVEMBER, MORE THAN 80 DOGS AND CATS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED DURING OFF SITE ADOPTIONS AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES. 32:43 'don't even have to leave work to find you new best friend.2' 10:01 'its actually more convenient whenever they come to us, it's a lot more convenient, because I don't have the time to go to a shelter and look.-7'AND THE CITY IS REACHING BEYOND CITY LIMITS ... TAPPING BUSINESSES IN RIO RANCHO. EVEN EDGEWOOD AND SANTA FE ARE IN THE PLANS. 35:32 'these are working professionals, they have the extra income to care for an animal properly.-5' A SMALL PRICE TO PAY ... FOR A FURRY NEW FRIEND. EK EYWN4 CARDINAL HEALTH AND HONEYWELL WILL BE THE CITY'S NEXT STOPS. BY THE WAY, 7 OF THE 9 PETS AT CITI  « Less