Amarillo Shelters Need Your Help It's springtime which means we start seeing an uptick in animal populations as many dogs and cats are starting to have their spring litters. And with an unusually high amount of runaway and stray animals you get the ingredients for the perfect storm here in Amarillo. Get our free mobile app Shelters at 100% and then some. Many of the area shelters both run by the city and animal groups are reporting being at 100% capacity and in some cases up to 142% like the city's own. Part of capacity is all the owner surrenders of puppies and kittens which take an enormous toll on an already taxed system and let's face it there's something about a pet in a kennel that just hits you in the feels: