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AAMW Shows Progress in Key Areas

AAMW Shows Progress in Key Areas

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More animals in Amarillo, primarily dogs and cats, are returning home to their owners or finding new homes thanks to efforts led by the City of Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW.)

AAMW Director Victoria Medley had good news not only for the members of city council Tuesday during their regular meeting, but also for the entire Amarillo community. Medley detailed improved animal welfare numbers in several key categories, including the number of lost animals returned to their owners over the past three years and the number of animal adoptions.

The numbers:

  • An increase of 7.2 percent in the number of animals returned to their owners from 2023-2025. A total of 90 additional pets were returned to their owners in 2025 compared to 2023.
  • More animals were returned to their owners in the field by AAMW officers, lessening the impact on the AAMW shelter. From 2023-2025, there was a 47.4 increase in these numbers, with 127 more in-field returns in 2025 compared to 2023.
  • Animal adoptions increased 34.1 percent from 2023 to 2025, with 678 additional adoptions in 2025 compared to 2023.
  • The number of dogs and cats entering the shelter (intake numbers) decreased from 8,818 in 2023 to 8,453 in 2025. Expanded microchipping efforts, scheduled owner surrender appointments and a reduction in calls through expanded online reporting and 311 integrations helped manage shelter demand and allowed field officers to focus on higher-priority community needs.
  • Thanks to the cooperation of the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine, the number of animal surgeries at the AAMW shelter increased from 1,891 in 2023 to 3,352 in 2025.

“These numbers represent progress in AAMW’s efforts to care for the animals in our community and help the owners of these animals – our residents,” Medley said. “Our vaccination and microchip programs have been outstanding in the past three years. We have worked with local and national partners to help make these programs successful, and these program have definitely had a positive impact.”

AAMW provided 914 microchips in 2025 during microchip/vaccination clinics.

Medley also emphasized the importance of the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine.

“I cannot say enough about what the Texas Tech vet school has brought to our community,” Medley said. “Their participation in surgeries at AAMW has meant so much, both in terms of medical capacity to helping relieve the cost of these surgeries to taxpayers.”

Councilmember Les Simpson applauded the efforts on behalf of public safety.

“Animal welfare is an important issue. Obviously, we want to take care of animals the best way we can in our community,” said Simpson, who also serves on the AAMW Advisory Board. “This is also an important public safety issue. These numbers represent wins for the Amarillo community, not only in terms of taking care of animals and getting them back to their owners but also in terms of saving taxpayers an immense amount of money.”

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City of Amarillo: Property Taxes Rebated Per Year by Agreement Type 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts of property taxes rebated per year over the last five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. There were no Chapter 380 property tax rebates in the first two years listed. The total amount increased slightly each year, with a more significant increase in the most recent year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Chapter 311 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$574,947 

$591,249 

$821,350 

Chapter 380 

$0 

$0 

$37,387 

$39,172 

$61,013 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the amount of property taxes rebated in the past five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. For each fiscal year there is vertical column, comprised of two stacked columns, each of which representing the different agreement types. 

City of Amarillo: Number of Tax Abatements Granted Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The 2020/21 and 2021/22 fiscal years each had four active abatements, 2022/23 had five, and 2023/24 and 2024/25 each had seven. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Active Abatements Per Year 

4 

4 

5 

7 

7 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the number of active abatements each year. Each year has one column, with the height indicating number of active abatements in that year.

Amount of Taxes Abated Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts abated over the past five fiscal years from Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements. Each fiscal year shows a larger dollar amount abated, with minor growth over the first three years, a higher increase in the fourth year, and minor growth again in the fifth year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Taxes Abated by City of Amarillo 

$510,061 

$623,017 

$679,849 

$965,261 

$1,143,899 

Total Abated by All Entities Including City of Amarillo 

$1,569,512 

$1,926,332 

$2,103,099 

$2,884,936 

$2,959,496 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount of taxes abated over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount abated. The bar representing taxes abated by the City of Amarillo is sightly offset to the side of the bar representing the amount abated by all participating tax entities for each fiscal year. This shows that the amount abated by the City of Amarillo is a part of the total amount abated by all entities.

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Overview 

This chart shows the dollar amounts rebated by the City of Amarillo from economic development incentive agreements over the past five fiscal years. Each year is broken down by rebate type, including property tax rebates, hotel occupancy tax rebates, and sales tax rebates. Each fiscal year shows a slight increase in total dollars rebated, with a more drastic increase in the most recent fiscal year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Property Tax Rebates 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$612,334 

$630,421 

$882,363 

Hotel Occupancy Tax Rebates 

$686,747 

$753,112 

$794,828 

$871,423 

$808,348 

Sales Tax Rebates 

$0 

$21,046 

$55,528 

$45,881 

$368,716 

 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount rebated by the City of Amarillo for each type of tax rebate over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. The different rebate types are stacked vertically in each fiscal year, with the height representing the total dollar amount rebated.