Young-Williams Animal Center currently has a surplus of adult dogs, but we know that many Knoxville-area families don’t have surplus funds. For the month of August, we’re offering a “Priceless Pooches Stimulus Package” for adult dogs age six months and older. For only $50, adopters will receive a lifetime of love in a furry package. Each adoption includes a physical … Read More

  There are many times that YWAC receives animals that are too young, too sick/injured or too un-socialized to place on our adoption floor. These animals need time, attention and TLC to become successful adoption floor candidates. It’s because of these animals that we developed our Foster Care Program. Foster families enable us to “extend our footprint” and allows us … Read More

Young-Williams Animal Center has an important partner –  Friends of the Young-Williams Animal Center!  Friends of YWAC was established as an independent entity whose purpose is to raise funds to support the animal adoption efforts and spay/neuter programs of both the Center on Sutherland Ave. as well as the Village on Bearden Hill. It is only through private donations that … Read More

A continual drizzle Saturday could not dampen the spirits of hundreds of dogs and their people at the 4th annual Mardi Growl dog parade in downtown Knoxville. Quite the contrary. Dogs and humans in very size, shape and variety were unfailingly cheerful as they crowded Gay Street for the parade and Market Square for the after-party for the charitable event … Read More