Bernalillo County Animal Care and Resource Center
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Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- Bernalillo County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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County shelter and animal protection service for all of Bernalillo County, offering adoptions, lost pet reunions, reclaims, owner relinquishments, pet licensing and ordinance enforcement. Holds dogs, cats, livestock, small mammals, birds and reptiles, and runs free and low-cost spay/neuter, vaccine and microchip clinics and community pet food assistance.
How to reach them
Where: 3001 2nd St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Good to know
- How to get started: Call the main line at 505-314-0281. For emergencies, enforcement and stray found animals, call 505-468-PETS (7387).
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
If cost is the barrier: Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
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