Subzero jumps on the bars of her enclosure at a Chihuahua adoption event at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming in Albuquerque, N.M., on Sunday, March 19, 2023. The Chihuahuas up for adoption were survivors of a late-night vehicle collision in Guadalupe County. (Liam DeBonis/For the Albuquerque Journal)Melissa and Josh Barker hold their newly adopted dog, Margarita, after attending a Chihuahua adoption event at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming in Albuquerque on Sunday. (Liam DeBonis/For the Journal)Theresa Newkirk pets Subzero inside her enclosure at a Chihuahua adoption event at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming in Albuquerque on Sunday. (Liam DeBonis/For the Journal)Potential dog adopters wait to enter a Chihuahua adoption event at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming in Albuquerque on Sunday. (Liam DeBonis/For the Journal)Theresa Galaviz, who drove from Santa Fe, holds Baylee at a Chihuahua adoption event at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming in Albuquerque on Sunday. The Chihuahuas up for adoption were survivors of a late-night vehicle collision in Guadalupe County. (Liam DeBonis/For the Journal)
A wintery crash has turned out for the best.
The East Mountain Companion Animal Project on Sunday hosted an animal rescue adoption event for dozens of Chihuahuas who were involved in a vehicle crash in January.
There were 35 small dogs looking for homes at Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming, where people met the pups from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “The BIGGEST little dog adoption event EVER!!,” the animal project wrote on its Facebook page.
The dogs were in a vehicle that wrecked in Guadalupe County near Vaughan on Jan. 3. A man fell asleep at the wheel and caused a head-on collision, according to an accident report. The dogs were being taken to a shelter in Juarez, Mexico at the time.
It’s believed there were 82 dogs in the van when it crashed into a tractor trailer. There were 64 dogs found alive and 18 dogs were killed. Some of the dogs were adopted prior to Sunday’s event.
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As of Sunday evening, all but two dogs had been adopted, an official with the animal project told the Journal.
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