"Beyond full": Metro animal shelters overcrowded

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – "They're full, understaffed, and the animals just keep coming in droves." Nearly every single kennel at the East Side Animal Welfare Center in Albuquerque is filled. Today, there are about 1,000 animals inside the largest shelter in the state waiting for a home."Over this past year, mostly during the summer, it has just been beyond full," Carolyn Ortage, the Director said. While numbers change daily, they're averaging about 55 animals coming into the shelter