AMARILLO –  The City of Amarillo (COA) Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW) is again joining the national campaign to help pet adoption – NBC’s Clear the Shelters initiative.

Clear the Shelters runs from Aug. 10 through Sept. 30.

This will be the 10^th year for the campaign nationally – with more than 1 million animals adopted across the country during Clear the Shelters in 2023.

“Clear the Shelters is a wonderful program that really helps increase public awareness of pet adoption,” said AAMW Outreach Coordinator Samantha Bennett. “We look forward to participating in this event every year. It really helps highlight the need in the Amarillo community for pet adoption, in addition to the many services provided here at AAMW.”

AAMW is providing a Clear the Shelters special throughout August. Adoption fees for dogs are $25 and cats are $5. Fees include spaying/neutering, vaccinations and micro-chipping. Specific information regarding animals available for adoption at AAMW (including photos, breed, age, etc.) is available online at:

amw.amarillo.gov/adoption-and-resources/adoption-list

For more information contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager Dave Henry at (806) 378-5219 or by email at David.Henry@amarillo.gov

Thanks,

David Henry

Media Relations Manager

Office of Engagement & Innovation

O: 806-378-5219

National Geographic photo exhibit
to open at Arts in the Sunset

Arts in the Sunset visitors will wit-
ness some ofthe most surprising animal

behavior in the new National Geograph-
ic exhibition, “The Greatest Wildlife

Photographs.” The exhibit opens Sept.
23 in the Ann Crouch Gallery and is free
and open to the public.
The very best wildlife pictures from

the pages of National Geographic maga-
zine have been chosen to be dis.played in

this exhibition, according to the Amaril-
lo Arts Institute news release.

Curated by renowned nature picture
editor, Kathy Moran, this exhibition is a
celebratory look at wildlife with images
taken by National Geographic’s most
iconic photographers such as, Michael

“Nick”Nichols, Steve Winter, Paul Nick-
len, Beverly Joubert, David Doubilet

and more.

Showcasing the evolution of photog-
raphy, the images convey how innova-
tions such as camera traps, remote im-
aging, and underwater technology have

granted photographers access to wild-
life in their natural habitat.

“The Greatest Wildlife Photographs”
will remain open at Arts in the Sunset
until Dec. 22.

Tolearn more, visit www.nationalge-
ographic.org or follow them on Insta-
gram, Twitter and Facebook.

Save te date for this year’s Chamber BBQ Cook-Off happening at the Tri-State Fairgrounds on Thursday, October 3rd. More information is coming soon, so watch our website. We are currently signing up teams that participated in the event in 2023 and will open it up to new teams in August. If you had a team last year and have not registered yet, please contact Lindsey at (806) 342-2006 ASAP to secure your space for this year.

Find this event on Facebook and help us spread the word.

AMARILLO –  The City of Amarillo (COA) Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department (AAMW) is again joining the national campaign to help pet adoption – NBC’s Clear the Shelters initiative.

Clear the Shelters runs from Aug. 10 through Sept. 30.

This will be the 10^th year for the campaign nationally – with more than 1 million animals adopted across the country during Clear the Shelters in 2023.

“Clear the Shelters is a wonderful program that really helps increase public awareness of pet adoption,” said AAMW Outreach Coordinator Samantha Bennett. “We look forward to participating in this event every year. It really helps highlight the need in the Amarillo community for pet adoption, in addition to the many services provided here at AAMW.”

AAMW is providing a Clear the Shelters special throughout August. Adoption fees for dogs are $25 and cats are $5. Fees include spaying/neutering, vaccinations and micro-chipping. Specific information regarding animals available for adoption at AAMW (including photos, breed, age, etc.) is available online at:

amw.amarillo.gov/adoption-and-resources/adoption-list

For more information contact City of Amarillo Media Relations Manager Dave Henry at (806) 378-5219 or by email at David.Henry@amarillo.gov

Thanks,

David Henry

Media Relations Manager

Office of Engagement & Innovation

O: 806-378-5219

When it comes to offspring, National Daughter’s Day on September 25 reminds us of the young women and girls in our lives. Today, spend time with your daughter or someone you think of as a daughter.

Daughters bring a certain kind of joy into our world. Like all children, they have their own personalities and strengths. As parents, we look forward to discovering the world through their eyes.

National Geographic photo exhibit
to open at Arts in the Sunset

Arts in the Sunset visitors will wit-
ness some ofthe most surprising animal

behavior in the new National Geograph-
ic exhibition, “The Greatest Wildlife

Photographs.” The exhibit opens Sept.
23 in the Ann Crouch Gallery and is free
and open to the public.
The very best wildlife pictures from

the pages of National Geographic maga-
zine have been chosen to be dis.played in

this exhibition, according to the Amaril-
lo Arts Institute news release.

Curated by renowned nature picture
editor, Kathy Moran, this exhibition is a
celebratory look at wildlife with images
taken by National Geographic’s most
iconic photographers such as, Michael

“Nick”Nichols, Steve Winter, Paul Nick-
len, Beverly Joubert, David Doubilet

and more.

Showcasing the evolution of photog-
raphy, the images convey how innova-
tions such as camera traps, remote im-
aging, and underwater technology have

granted photographers access to wild-
life in their natural habitat.

“The Greatest Wildlife Photographs”
will remain open at Arts in the Sunset
until Dec. 22.

Tolearn more, visit www.nationalge-
ographic.org or follow them on Insta-
gram, Twitter and Facebook.

Save te date for this year’s Chamber BBQ Cook-Off happening at the Tri-State Fairgrounds on Thursday, October 3rd. More information is coming soon, so watch our website. We are currently signing up teams that participated in the event in 2023 and will open it up to new teams in August. If you had a team last year and have not registered yet, please contact Lindsey at (806) 342-2006 ASAP to secure your space for this year.

Find this event on Facebook and help us spread the word.