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Monday, March 11, 2013  An Amarillo woman is accusing Animal Control of foul play after her dog, Raider was euthanized Friday.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  The Animal Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a proposition made to amend the current chicken ordinance.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Amarillo Animal Control is joining shelters all over the country in an event where no animals are euthanized for 24 hours.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Citizens are invited to attend the public Animal Control Board meeting to be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Friday, May 11, 2012  The more animals out the front door, the better.  That's the goal of the Amarillo SPCA and Amarillo Animal Control.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Amarillo Animal Control is asking citizens living within city limits to make sure they have the proper amount of land before they consider raising chickens.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  Amarillo Animal Control officials are on the lookout for feral cats after a woman was bitten by a cat last week that tested positive for rabies.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Amarillo Animal Control officials and the president of Texas Panhandle Pet Savers traveled to Austin last November to visit the new municipal shelter and get ideas on how to improve the lives of the animals in the Texas Panhandle.

Friday, January 20, 2012  Lillian Webber and her lawyer fought in Amarillo Municipal Court today to keep the 46-pound pygmy goat Webber says is a part a her family.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  Preliminary autopsy results indicate the baby died from head trauma caused by a dog attack.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Thanks to city commissioners, the animals at Amarillo Animal Control will be getting some toys to keep them entertained.

Saturday, August 20, 2011  Responses to a post on the Pronews 7 Facebook page lead to further questions about the existence of Texas laws protecting animals who are left sitting inside vehicles on hot days.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Despite efforts to control the area's unwanted pet population, Amarillo still euthanizes between 10 and 11,000 dogs and cats each year, according to Shannon Barlow, Amarillo Animal Control Assistant Director.

Monday, March 15, 2010  Last year alone, Amarillo picked up more than 38,000 unwanted, escaped or homeless animals 15,000 more than the city of Austin.