Font ResizeLAS CRUCES - The Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley will conduct two off-site pet adoption events Saturday, offering for adoption dogs, puppies, cats and kittens.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. staff will facilitate adoptions at the grand opening of the Las Cruces Convention Center on the corner of University and El Paseo. Adoptions also will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Farmer's Market in downtown Las Cruces.
Regular adoption fees are $75 for dogs/puppies and $50 for cats/kittens. The fee includes the first set of vaccinations, spay/neuter and microchip.
At the Convention Center event, microchipping for pets that already have homes will be available for $20, and city pet licenses will be available to neutered pets for $5 each. Licenses for unneutered pets are $25 each. Proof of spay/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/neuter operations at the rate of $35 for dogs and $25 for cats. Appointments can be scheduled by calling the shelter offices.
