{"id":8329,"date":"2016-03-11T09:24:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T16:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=8329"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:02:10","slug":"outdoor-cats-impact-wildlife-in-albuquerque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/outdoor-cats-impact-wildlife-in-albuquerque\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Cats Impact Wildlife In Albuquerque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 11, 2016 &#8211; Did you know that cats are legally not supposed to be let loose outside in Albuquerque? A local ordinance requires that owners keep cats on a leash or in an enclosure. City officials argue it helps keep pets safe and wildlife advocates say it also would help protect birds and other small animals.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Sarah Gustavus sits down this week with \u00a0Desiree Cawley from the Albuquerque\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabq.gov\/pets\">Animal Welfare Department<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sara Jayne Cole from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cnmas.newmexicoaudubon.org\/\">Central New Mexico Audubon Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KJ3hQxmkH9Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabq.gov\/pets\/education-resources\/heart-ordinance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABQ Heart Ordinance<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/abcbirds.org\/program\/cats-indoors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cats Indoors Program<\/a> &#8211; American Bird Conservancy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 11, 2016 &#8211; Did you know that cats are legally not supposed to be let loose outside in Albuquerque? 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