Young-Williams Animal Center

Petco Adoption Event - Bearden
2026-02-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-07 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | Petco Bearden, 4908 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37919, United States
Ready to welcome the love of a pet into your home? Petco is committed to matching wonderful, adoptable pets with loving families.
Our adoptable pets will be at Petco Bearden for this adoption event. Stop by to see our adoptable cats, kittens and dogs. No appointment is necessary to meet the adoptable pets at this event. Adoption fees must be paid by credit card only: no cash accepted for adoption fees at this time. Can’t make it this month? We’re there the first Saturday of each month PLUS have adoptable cats in the store habitats looking for a new home all the time! Stop by, say hi and adopt a new friend as part of our life-saving partnership with the Petco Love.

Charter E. Doyle Park
2026-02-09 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Charter Doyle Park, 5100 W Martin Mill Park, Knoxville, 37920, United States
Spay/Neuter Event

Shelter (Division St.)
2026-02-10 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-02-13 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-02-24 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-03-10 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Shuttle@Shelter, 3201 Division Street, Knoxville, TN, 37919, United States

Victor Ashe Park
2026-02-12 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Victor Ashe Park, 4901 Bradshaw Road, Knoxville, TN, 37912, United States

Gibbs Ruritan Park
2026-02-16 08:00 - 16:30, 2026-03-12 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Gibbs Ruritan Park, 7827 Tazewell Pike, Corryton, TN, 37721

Malcolm Martin Park
2026-02-17 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Malcom Martin Park, 2247 Western Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37921, United States

Chilhowee Park
2026-02-19 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Chilhowee Park, 3301 East Magnolia Ave, Knoxvill, TN, 37914, United States

Tommy Schumpert Park
2026-02-20 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Tommy Schumpert Park, 6400 Fountain City Road, Knoxville, 37918, United States

Petco Adoption Event – Farragut
2026-02-21 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-21 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | PetCo Farragut, 169 Brooklawn St, Farragut, TN, 37934, United States
Ready to welcome the love of a pet into your home? Petco is committed to matching wonderful, adoptable pets with loving families.
Our adoptable pets will be at Petco Farragut for this adoption event. Stop by to see our adoptable cats, kittens and dogs. No appointment is necessary to meet the adoptable pets at this event. Adoption fees must be paid by credit card only: no cash accepted for adoption fees at this time. Can’t make it this month? We’re there the third Saturday of each month PLUS have adoptable cats in the store habitats looking for a new home all the time! Stop by, say hi and adopt a new friend as part of our life-saving partnership with the Petco Love.

Adair Park
2026-02-23 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Adair Park, 1807 Adair Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37918, United States

Fountain City Library
2026-02-26 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Fountian City Library, 5300 Stanton Road, Knoxville, TN, 37918, United States

New Harvest Park
2026-02-27 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane, Knoxville, TN, 37918, United States

Spay/Neuter Event - Kroger at Northshore & Pellissippi
2026-03-02 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | TN

KCHD - Knox County Health Dept.
2026-03-03 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Knox County Health Department, 140 Dameron Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37917, United States

Cedar Bluff Library
2026-03-05 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | TN

Milton Roberts Park
2026-03-06 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Milton Roberts Park, 5900 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN, 37924, United States

2026 Mardi Growl
2026-03-07 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | TN
19th Annual Mardi Growl

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Mardi Growl is one of our favorite traditions and benefits the more than 11,000 pets that need care annually at Young-Williams Animal Center. Show off your creativity and pet’s personality by competing in costume contests, shop from local vendors and celebrate our shared love for pets. Mardi Growl not only raises funds through parade registrations and sponsorship opportunities, but it also celebrates our pet-loving community and the businesses who make our work possible. If you love pets as much as we do, don’t miss our 19th Annual Mardi Growl.
Calling all pet owners, animal welfare advocates, and people searching for a fun, family-friendly time! Be part of Knoxville’s biggest pet parade! The paw-rade starts in the Old City at 11 a.m. and will go through the streets of Downtown Knoxville to World’s Fair Park. Register your pet to participate in the parade, or join the thousands of spectators along the route. The total parade route is approximately 1.2 miles and ends at our festival on the Performance Lawn at World’s Fair Park. After the parade, have a dog-gone good time at our pet festival with nearly 100 pet-loving vendors, food trucks, live music, games, and more. Registration opens soon!
Mardi Growl wouldn’t be paws-sible without generous sponsors. Our 19th Annual Mardi Growl is presented by Zoom Room. Zoom Room dog training classes are specially designed to encourage dogs to build confidence and success as they master new behaviors in a simple, step-by-step process. They utilize only positive dog training methods, which your entire family can easily practice and embrace.

Karns Library
2026-03-09 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Karns Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoville, TN, 37931, United States

Spay/Neuter Event - Charter Doyle Park
2026-03-16 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Charter Doyle Park, 5100 W Martin Mill Park, Knoxville, 37920, United States

Spay/Neuter Event - Tommy Schumpert Park
2026-03-17 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Tommy Schumpert Park, 6400 Fountain City Road, Knoxville, 37918, United States

Vaccine Clinic - @Shelter (Division St)
2026-03-18 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Shuttle@Shelter, 3201 Division Street, Knoxville, TN, 37919, United States
No appointment required.

Spay/Neuter Event - Chilhowee Park
2026-03-19 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Chilhowee Park, 3301 East Magnolia Ave, Knoxvill, TN, 37914, United States

Spay/Neuter Event - Victor Ashe Park
2026-03-20 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Victor Ashe Park, 4901 Bradshaw Road, Knoxville, TN, 37912, United States

Spay/Neuter Event - Fountain City Park
2026-03-23 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | TN
