HILLBILLY 66 KAR & BIKE KRUISE-IN Saturday, May 5th at the Knoxville Harley-Davidson Dealership, 5800 Clinton Hwy See DIRECTIONS page for driving directions. Registration begins at Noon and ends at 7:00pm Car & Truck entries should be 1966 and earlier year models Bike & Trike entries should be 1986 and earlier year models Fee to enter – $10.00 Show proceeds benefiting … Read More
Spare the Big Air Challenge!
Smoky Mountain Dock Dogs and Earth Day 2012 in Oak Ridge invite you to join us for the “Spare the BIG AIR Challenge”! The 3-day competition will kick off on Friday, April 27th and end on Sunday, April 29th. For this event, a regulation 40′ dock and 40′ x 12′ pool of water will be brought onto park property. Dogs from … Read More
100K Challenge! We need YOUR help!
Help YWAC win the Community Engagement Award from the ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge!! Cast one vote each day to help decide which animal shelter in the ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge will receive the $25,000 Community Engagement Award. Even one vote can make a big difference to your favorite Challenge contestant. You can vote once each day per shelter … Read More
St. CAT-Tricks Day Celebration!
St Cat-Tricks Day! March 12-17th, 2012 A chance to “Roll the Dice” with each Cat Adoption! During the week of March 12th, 2012, if you adopt a cat or kitten, you can “roll the dice” for a chance to win a Cat Window Veranda or Self-Cleaning Litter box! These fun and cat-approved items have been donated by Pet … Read More
Garden Montesorri Rummage Sale!
Mark Your Calendars Now! Garden Montesorri School on Garden Drive will be holding a school-wide Rummage Sale on Saturday, March 24th from 8am-noon! Proceeds from the rummage sale will fund a future transport to the northeast! This is another great example of our awesome community support! Please make plans to attend!
For the Love of Furries!
This Valentine’s Day, Young-Williams would like to invite you to join us in celebrating our Furry Friends sponsorship program. We will be highlighting this program as an alternative to a typical “pet sale”. What better way to show love than by giving the gift of life, love, and companionship? We realize that pet adoption is not always a “right now” … Read More
Beat the Heat!
Beat the Heat with a $20 Spay for Female Cats! During the month of February only, Young-Williams Animal Center’s “Beat the Heat” campaign will provide $20 spays for female cats to prevent unwanted litters from being born in the spring. Last year, Young-Williams Animal Center took in about 2,648 kittens. A female cat can reach sexual maturity at four months … Read More
30,000th Spay Celebrated!
Young-Williams Animal Center Celebrates 30,000th Spay/Neuter Surgery 30,000th Spay Celebrated at the Village Young-Williams Animal Center is celebrating a milestone of 30,000 spay and neuter surgeries in Knoxville. Kitlin, a six-month-old cat helped Young-Williams reach the achievement Tuesday. Workers held a special ceremony for Kitlin and her owner Deborah Agnew. Veterinarians say spaying and neutering your pets has … Read More
Update on Spay/Neuter Programs!
YOUNG-WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES AGGRESSIVE SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM AIMED AT SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING KNOXVILLE’S PET OVERPOPULATION Randy Boyd, CEO of Radio Systems Corporation, the makers of the PetSafe Brand; Dr. Michael Blackwell, administrator of Young-Williams Animal Center; and Mark Williams, chair of the Friends of Young-Williams board, greet guests at a reception on Jan. 11 to celebrate the first year of operations of the … Read More
Spay and Neuter Made Easy!
Help is on the way for some financially strapped pet owners in Knoxville who may lack the resources to have their dogs and cats spayed or neutered. Young-Williams Animal Center will unveil a new and expanded two-pronged spay/neuter program on Wednesday aimed at curbing the prolific pet overpopulation in Knoxville. “The key driver for everything is the fact that we’ve got … Read More