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A DAY IN THE LIFE II:
City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department

These images were taken in the summer of 2023 as part of the City of Albuquerque's second "A Day in the Life" project, which teamed local photographers with various city departments to document the daily contributions of city workers. I shadowed veterinary professionals, animal handlers, and field officers at the Animal Welfare department.
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Senior veterinarian assistant Chris Eyster vacuums up stray hairs from the belly of a terrier freshly prepped for surgery at the Eastside Animal Shelter, May 22, 2023.

Westside Animal Shelter resident Harley cools off in the pool as volunteer Barbara Vik supervises, June 26, 2023.

Animal handler Candice Turberville hoses out cat carriers in the Eastside Animal Shelter intake area, June 21, 2023.

A kitten, only a few weeks old, peers through the window of its incubator in the Neonatal Kitten and Puppy Nursery at the Eastside Animal Shelter, May 22, 2023.

Volunteer Linda Brannon feeds a kitten formula from a syringe in the Neonatal Kitten and Puppy Nursery at the Eastside Animal Shelter, May 22, 2023.

Cubbyholes with various forms used by Animal Protection officers, July 21, 2023.

Dr. Erin Clark operates on a canine patient at the Eastside Animal Shelter, May 22, 2023.

A well loved stuffed turtle takes a break in the shade at the Westside Animal Shelter, July 3, 2023.

Animal handler Alexis Chavez bottle feeds a newborn puppy rejected by its mother, June 26, 2023.

Lieutenant Erin McKay searches near the pond at a Northeast Heights apartment complex for a reported injured duck, July 27, 2023.