Font ResizeLAS CRUCES - The Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley will conduct two off-site pet adoption events Saturday.
Dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be available for adoptions.
Adoptions will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Farmer's Market, in downtown Las Cruces. Also, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, adoptions also will be conducted at Pet's Barn, 1600 S. Valley Drive. Adoption fees are $75 for dogs or puppies and $50 for cats and kittens. The fee includes the first set of vaccinations, spay or neuter and microchip.
At the Pet's Barn event, microchipping for pets that already have homes will be available to the public for $20, and city pet licenses will be available to neutered pets for $5 each.
Licenses for unneutered pets are $25 each. Proof of a pet's spay or neuter is required before a $5 license will be issued. Pet owners also must bring current proof of rabies vaccination for each animal to be licensed.
The Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley also offers low-cost spay or neuter operations at the rate of $35 for dogs and $25 for cats. Appointments can be scheduled by calling the shelter offices at (575) 382-0018. Shelter hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
More information is available by calling the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley at (575) 382-0018, or at the shelter's website, www.ascmv.com. People who are hearing-impaired
The shelter needs donations of dog crates, towels, blankets and long-strand shredded paper.
