ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Over the weekend, Bernalillo County Animal Care saw over 30 strays enter their shelter. While that number may seem high, the shelter says that number is actually lower than their daily average. So, how are they making that happen? "A lot of outreach, we have a lot of animals in foster care. We asked the community for help and they stepped up and helped us," said Engagement and Outreach Manager Tiffany Chamblee. Story continues below Community: Valencia County non-profit unveils trailer to boost spay and neuter services Podcast: New Mexico’s big 2024 news headlines & what’s ahead in 2025 Politics: What New Mexico laws go into effect in 2025? Sports: Lawsuit filed against Pitino, UNM over alleged altercation between teammates Bernalillo County Animal Care is heading into the New Year on a high note. "Right now, I think we are doing pretty well. We did have the loss of thirty kennels to some mold and remediation but I think we are still doing pretty well," said Chamblee. Chamblee said when they discovered the mold problem back in October, 27 animals were placed in foster homes within 24 hours. "That really, really helped us and we've just had that same community coming back and taking animals kinda helping us. We've had an increase in adoptions, we've had an increase in people just coming in and looking at our animals," said Chamblee. The shelter said they've even seen a decrease in the amount of strays entering their care. "Usually, we see between 20-40 animals coming to us a day as strays," said Chamblee. This past weekend, only 36 strays were found over three days. "I think this has a lot to do with community education. We've provided a lot of community resources, you know, we do the vaccine and microchip clinic, we're offering spay and neuter services. I think it's just education all the way around," said Chamblee. While things have improved, Chamblee said they are prepared for a potential rush of strays on New Year's. "We don't get to say 'no we're full.' We don't get to turn people away. We have to take these animals and we have to do the best we can with them," said Chamblee. Chamblee said since Halloween more than 400 strays have come in everything from cats, dogs, and livestock. All of the lost animals can be found on their website.