The Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge at 7851 2nd St SW is hosting a community open house on Thursday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m. This free, family-friendly event is designed to garner community feedback on what’s happening at the Refuge. There will be refreshments, and Spanish interpretation as well. For more information, e-mail: valledeoro@fws.gov.
Veteran’s Day will be observed on Monday, November 11 and there will be several City closures. However, there will be regular trash and recycle pickup, ABQ RIDE will run regular bus and Sun Van services, and the 311 Call Center will be open and taking calls. For a complete listing of what City services are available and which are not, visit: https://www.cabq.gov/holiday/news/veterans-day-holiday-information
The Animal Welfare Department (AWD) is warning Albuquerque residents and other animal shelters about telephone scams. Scammers are preying on the vulnerability and hope of pet owners, by exploiting their emotional turmoil for financial gain. The scams are take two different tactics:
If you are contacted by someone claiming to be from AWD and asking for money in relation to your missing pet, exercise extreme caution, even if the call appears to come from a legitimate phone number. Note that AWD does call pet owners to inform them that their pet is at the shelter and will instruct the owner to go to the shelter to reclaim their pet. If the pet is already spayed or neutered, he or she will be returned to the owner free of charge. If the pet is not spayed or neutered, the owner will be told the amount of the reclaim fee and to go to the shelter to pay the fee. However, AWD does not ask for payment ahead of time to reclaim your pet, and would not ask for gift cards, Cash-App or electronic payment. Please report the scams to the Attorney General’s Office Toll Free 1-844-255-9210 and Report scams to the Federal Trade Commission online at: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/.
The public is invited to join the officers of the Northwest Area Command on Thursday, October 31 – Halloween! – for Coffee With a Cop at Krispy Kreme, 3709 Ellison NW, at 9:00 a.m. Free coffee and a glazed doughnut will be offered to each attendee. This is a great opportunity to meet the officers, share concerns and ask questions, and enjoy the free refreshments. For more information, contact Pete Gelabert at: pgelabert@cabq.gov.
The Animal Welfare Department is seeking pet food donations, particularly peanut butter. Can you help? You can drop off donations at either the Eastside or Westside shelters, or you can order from Amazon and have food and goodies shipped directly. Visit: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/5S9A193E58F0?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwY2xjawGDaitleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQQiSxLKkEqmN-9z-j7CIc2NS6yWWhAuEI3rr_tcqWYoC9_DtKHhaSlwKQ_aem_zFODPbRuM53T3MXT2mYCPA.
When donating peanut butter, please only donate the regular kind, not the kind that needs stirring, and please make sure the peanut butter does NOT contain xylitol, which is toxic to dogs.