Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun The Hobbs Animal Adoption Center is dealing with staffing shortages and as a result has had to cut their operating hours and cease vaccinations and surgeries. Hobbs Police Department Public Information Officer Reanna Alarcon said the City of Hobbs is working on restricting positions within the facility. “The animal attendant positions that (HAAC) has in the facility, they’re …

Tuesday morning, the only dogs at the Animal Adoption Center in Hobbs were big dogs who looked as if they might have American bull dog or pit bull in their ancestry. Adult cats in their glass enclosures obviously came from a great variety of ancestors, including plain black, tortoise shell, calico, black and white, orange and white and a variety …