Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare

Animal Management & Welfare (AM&W) is dedicated to addressing animal-related health, public safety concerns, and the enforcement of laws and regulations. Our core objective is to ensure the welfare of both animals and citizens within Amarillo city limits. AM&W provides a range of services including care and shelter for lost and unwanted companion animals within Amarillo, facilitating the adoption of animals into new homes, and reuniting lost pets with their owners.

Incoming animals are vaccinated, and all adopted animals are spayed or neutered and microchipped before being placed in new homes to address public safety issues and animal overpopulation.

Built in 1974, AMW is a municipal shelter that serves residents of the City of Amarillo. Services include adoptions, stray intake, owner surrenders, humane end-of-life services, microchipping, vaccine clinics, spay/neuter voucher clinics, and more.

Adoptions, Public Education, Volunteer Program

Adopters must be 18 or older and posses a valid ID. The adoption process is simple: just a couple of forms of paperwork, pay the adoption fee, and if the adopted animal is already spayed/neutered, they can go home immediately. If the adopted animal has not been spayed/neutered, they will remain on-site at the shelter for 1-4 business days until the procedure can be complete before going home.

View adoptable pets on our website, or come to the shelter for a meet and greet. No appointment is required.