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"The Albuquerque Animal Shelters are now offering free adoptions because the shelters are jam-packed with animals.\"We are in a crisis. We are overcrowded, and it's a great opportunity to open your home and give (these dogs) a second chance,\" Desiree Cawley with Animal Welfare said.Sept. 7-9, the East and West Side shelters will waive adoption fees for dogs 1 year and older, saving families $50.\"They're getting their pet spayed or neutered, micro-chipped, shots, all in one big package,\" Cawley said.The city is overwhelmed with the number of animals it's caring for. Just this week, 530 pets came in.However, the free adoptions are helping. Adoption fees for cats were waived in mid-August and 101 felines found new homes.The city is hoping the same will happen with the Free Fido Event.\"We have counselors here to have them find the perfect dog for their home. So, if they want a dog that can run with them, bike, we got them. If they want a lap dog, we got them. So we will match them to fit their personalities,\" Cawley said.Right now, there are 551 dogs in both shelters waiting for a good family.Background checks will still be done on adopting families.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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