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"Since 2011, fewer cats and dogs are being euthanized in Albuquerque shelters.According to data compiled by the Albuquerque Animal Control Department, the number of cats who were euthanized fell 63 percent in 2012 compared to 2011.The number of dogs who were put to sleep also declined. The kill total decreased by 19 percent.\"We're not done by any means,\" said Animal Welfare director Desiree Cawley. \"There's still a lot of work.\"Cawley said a reasons for the decline is because families are spaying and neutering their pets. Low-income families are also taking advantage of the Animal Shelter's free surgeries for cats.\"We need to make sure that the public helps by spaying and neutering their pets so that we don't have to deal with this overpopulation,\" Cawley said.The Animal Shelter has partnered up with local pet grooming companies that donate their services to the animals in need of a home.\"It is hard to save all of those pets, but we try our best,\" Cawley said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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