At Young-Williams Animal Center our mission is to lead the community to end pet homelessness,
promote animal welfare and enhance the human-animal bond.
We continue to monitor all COVID-19 developments and have updated our visitor policies to protect our staff, visitors, and pets.
Read our most recent update to shelter hours and activities here.
Here’s How We’re Doing It!
Young-Williams Animal Center works tirelessly toward its vision of finding a home for every pet through adoptions, foster homes, rescue organizations, spays & neuters, lost & found resources and the help of our amazing volunteers.
We’ve officially achieved ‘no-kill’ status! Find out more…
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Young-Williams Animal Center to ‘Clear the Shelters’ with discounted adoptions in August
Young-Williams Animal Center will seek to “Clear the Shelters” in the month of August with discounted adoptions for adult pets. 8/6/20 Young-Williams NewsYoung-Williams Animal Center commits to ‘Empty the Shelters’ with BISSELL Pet Foundation
Summer adoption event takes place nationwide July 10-12 to find forever homes for homeless pets 7/6/20 Tips & Helpful InfoFourth of July Pet Safety
Click here for a list of tips to keep your pets safe during July 4 celebrations. If your pet or someone’s pet you know goes missing, check our lost and found page regularly. 7/2/20 Young-Williams NewsYoung-Williams Animal Center receives $17,610 grant from BISSELL Pet Foundation
The BISSELL Pet Foundation grant will help reduce the homeless pet population in Knoxville 6/17/20
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