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Amarillo Panhandle Humane Society leaves the City shelter; the department takes over rescue placement
The board was told on September 28, 2022 that the Amarillo Panhandle Humane Society notified the City on August 15, 2022 that it would move out of the City shelter, that the City gave it until September 30 to vacate, and that Animal Management & Welfare assumed rescue placement on August 16. City ordinances were revised to reflect the change. The department hired a rescue manager and specialist and reported 190 pets placed by late September.[1]
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The September 28, 2022 minutes record: "On August 15, 2022, APHS notified the city that they would be moving out of the City shelter. COA gave AHS until Sept. 30th to vacate the space. AM&W assumed rescue placement duties on 8/16. The City ordinances have been revised to reflect the changes." The department reported 190 pets placed since August 16 and $6,000 in its first three weeks from the Best Friends incentive program ($125 to $200 per animal). On September 27, 2022 Ordinance No. 8016 repealed Code Sec. 8-2-12, the humane society section. [1][2]
