July Fundraisers!

FIVE Bar Cocktail Party – July 7th 5 PM Join us in the upstairs party room of FIVE Bar Downtown for a $5 cocktail party with appetizers provided by FIVE.  All proceeds benefit Young-Williams Animal Center!   Carib Sounds Steel Drum Band Concert at Hunter Valley Farms – July 13th 7 PM Hunter Valley Farms is hosting a summer concert … Read More

Become an Adoption Ambassador– Find Homes for the Homeless

Gracie and her puppies were fostered last year. Their foster family is part of a new program called Adoption Ambassadors, which empowers families to find homes for their foster pets. They posted them on social media using collages like this. Gracie and her puppies were all ‘spoken for’ very quickly and adopted without having to return to the shelter’s adoption … Read More

Keep Pets Safe All Summer

Don’t walk your dog during the day’s highest heat and humidity. Take shorter walks.   Never leave your pet in the car without air conditioning.   Keep it cool indoors. Turn on the AC in your home, especially if you’ll be out of the house for several hours. If it’s too warm for you, it’s too warm for your pet. … Read More

June Fundraisers

Bluetique June 4th 11 AM – 2 PM, 10% of sales It’s time for a new summer wardrobe!  Get some unique pieces at Bluetique Cheap Chic in Market Square!  On Saturday, June 4th from 11 AM- 2 PM, 10% of sales will be donated to Young-Williams Animal Center!     Nothing Bundt Cake  June 20th-24th, $1 for every featured-flavor bundlet For … Read More

What To Do If You Lose Your Pet

Most families with pets will at some point experience the anguish of a missing pet. When the unthinkable happens, parents need to remain calm as they map out a plan for finding the pet. Ideally, every person in the family should be recruited to help. When emotions are running high, questions such as who saw the pet last or who left … Read More

Young-Williams Animal Center celebrates ‘Cinco De Gato’ with cat special

Strata-G and Young-Williams Animal Center are partnering to help more cats find homes during the “Cinco de Gato” adoption special.   On Thursday, May 5, adoption fees for adult cats and senior cats will be just $5 at both Young-Williams Animal Center, 3201 Division St., off Sutherland Avenue, and the Young-Williams Animal Village, 6400 Kingston Pike on Bearden Hill. The … Read More

Shelter Received Grant from ASPCA® Young-Williams Animal Center Launches Adoption Ambassador Program

Young-Williams Animal Center received a grant by the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) to establish an Adoption Ambassadors program in the community. The Adoption Ambassadors program, empowers those who foster animals to become adoption counselors on behalf of Young-Williams. Once they complete program orientations, Ambassadors take home dogs or cats available for adoption and … Read More

May Fundraising Events!

Thinking of changing the atmosphere in your home or office this Spring? There’s a scent for every mood at Scentsy!  Use the Young-Williams fundraising link on https://guyswithscents.scentsy.us and Young-Williams gets 25% of sales during the whole month of May!   Join us for dinner at Jason’s Deli on Cumberland Avenue on Thursday, May 12!  From 5-10pm, Young-Williams gets 15% of … Read More

‘Spring Into Shelter’ Adoption Event Kicks off April 20, 2016

Spring has officially arrived in East Tennessee, and Young-Williams Animal Center is reducing adoption rates to help ‘spring’ animals out of the shelter.   Beginning April 20 through Sunday, April 24, adoption fees for adult and senior pets will be reduced to $50 and $25, respectively.   “Our adoption numbers have dropped in April, and we’re offering this special to … Read More