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Pet Information 

Dog Parks -  

Dog in Format - Dog Parks, Beaches, and other Dog Friendly places

Dog Fun - 

Hike with your dog - State Parks With Hiking

The Dog Park - Listing of dog parks.  Just type in your city/state and let Dog Park do the searching.  

Pet Clubs, Associations & Services 

To find more information on Spaying/Neutering your pet, Lost and Found pets or Pet Loss and Bereavement information, other than what is listed here for your state, please click on the links above.  

Responsible pet ownership program - Entry point for information on responsible pet ownership for schools and/or the community 

Veterinary Medical Information for Dogs and Cats - Veterinary medical information for dogs and cats.  

Lost cost or free spay/neuter programs  A directory of clinics + programs for low cost or free spay neuter services in U.S. for pet, feral, stray cats. Listed by state and area code.  

Nashville Petfinders - Nashville Pet Finders is a local bulletin board for finding lost pets in Nashville, Tennessee.  

USA Low Cost or Free Spay & Neuter Programs - Low Cost or Free Spay and Neuter Resources in the USA and Worldwide searchable by state, province, country or area code. 

Animal Shelters/Rescuers 

Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. - and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals.  Each year, in this country alone, millions of healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are killed because there are not enough homes for them all. An estimated 15 million dogs and cats must be killed each year in this country because no one wants them. They are abandoned, abused, neglected, and unknown by many people.  Many people don't realize they can find a good pet at their local shelter or animal rescue.  

These animals have originally come from a variety of sources such as (but not limited to): puppy (pet) mills, pet stores, backyard breeders and people who no longer have time for them or didn't realize what all was involved in taking care of that kind of pet.  You will find puppies, kittens, adult cats, trained dogs, small animals, big animals, birds and more.  They are available for adoption at your local shelter or animal rescue group, right now!  In many cases there is absolutely nothing wrong with these animals.  The previous owners just could not keep them for whatever reasons.  Many people don't understand that having a pet is a life commitment for the life of that animal.  Some people can no longer keep their pets, due to life changing issues in their own lives.  Help save a life and adopt a pet today.  Many animals don't have much time.  Visit your local animal shelter or rescue today!  

Some of you are probably saying that the animal shelters/rescues are too strict about adopting their pets.  These organizations CARE about their animals and want to make sure that all animals are going to a good forever home!  There are reasons why they have rules and restrictions.  They are not in it for the money.  They are in it for the animals and future parents(owner's) best interest.  

Unfortunately there are way too many pets that we cannot help or save, but you can help by adopting, donating, volunteering and spaying/neutering your pets!  A shelter's dream is to stop euthanizing a healthy animal because he/she did not find a forever home.  Help your local shelter reach that dream.  

Shelter Wish Lists: Listing of shelter's wish lists in various areas.  Find out how you can help your shelter.  Chances are your shelter may have the same items on their wish lists too.  

URGENT NOTICES:

Urgent notices are notices that these animals do not have much time and will be euthanized if not adopted soon.  Please help make more room in the shelter by adopting a loving pet today!  Also, help by spaying/neutering your pets so that their offspring don't end up on death row.  This is only a small listing of animals needing help now, please contact your shelter on how you can help.  Not all shelters list their pets as URGENT!  And remember to Spay/Neuter your pets so that their offspring don't end up getting abused, neglected or on Death Row.   

Columbia TN  PAWS of Maury County  - is operated by the Maury County Shelter Association and is a non-profit organization.  Donations and Volunteers and Foster Homes needed!!  
Address: 1233 Mapleash Avenue, Columbia TN 38401   Phone: 931-540-0897

Hendersonville, TN  Humane Society of Sumner County - We are a 501c3 non-profit organization...We are over-crowded and need public help.  Volunteers and Donations needed!!  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE .
Address:  16 Volunteer Dr, Hendersonville, TN 37075   Phone: 822-0061  

Animal Shelters/Humane Societies  -  View in City Order

Choosing a pet for you      

How to be a responsible pet owner- choosing the right pet for you  

Pet Finder - TN -  listing in alphabetical order by city.  If you click on this link and your state does not come up right away do a search for your area.   

MuttCats - A listing of some pet shelters in your area.  

Net Pets - A listing of some pet shelters in your area.  Listed by city in alphabetical order.  

World Animal Net - Find animal shelters, animal rescues, sanctuaries and more in your state.  

Rescue Clearinghouse - Directory of animal shelters, pet rescues, and humane societies.  Be sure to visit your state's newsletter!  

Animal World USA - Listing of Tennessee animal shelters.  

Animal Net for Pets - Directory and resources for Tennessee Humane Societies, animal shelters, pet adoptions, animal cruelty help and resources, bird rescue and other organizations dealing with animal welfare.  

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If you don't find what you are looking for, we may need to add that shelter or it could be listed under Rescues.  

Athens, TN  McMinn Regional Humane Society   is a McMinn County organization that helps match pet adopters with adoptable pets. 
Address:   219 Alford St, Athens TN 37303   Phone: 744-9548  

Bartlett, TN  Bartlett Animal Shelter    5220 Shelter Run Lane, Bartlett TN  38135  Phone: 901-385-6484 

Belvidere, TN  Animal Harbor -  David Crockett Highway (State Route 64 West) in Belvidere, TN  Phone:  931-962-4472  

Blountville, TN  Sullivan County Animal Shelter  - Donations and Volunteers needed!!  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  Massengill Rd, Behind Sullivan County Justice Center, Blountville, TN    Phone: 423-279-2741  

Blountville, TN  Journey's End No Kill Animal Society   -  Northeast Tennessee Animal League, We receive very little food & donations from the community. Our humane organization's foster homes keep animals out of local shelters where they will be killed if not adopted.  Please donate food, funds or wish list items so that we can continue to care for the animals that we have saved from euthanasia and certain death on the streets.
Address:  PO Box 783, Blountville TN 37617  
Physical Address: 285 Rock Springs Road, Kingsport, TN 37663   Phone: 423-239-5645 

Bristol, TN  Bristol Virginia Animal Control   -  Jones Animal Hospital
603 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TN 37620   Phone: 423-968-7011   

Bristol, TN  Bristol Humane Society  -  PO Box 1586, Bristol, TN   Phone: 423-968-9136  

Camden, TN  Benton County Animal Society   -  Eva Road, Camden, TN 38320   Phone: 731-584-3152  

Centerville, TN  Hickman Humane Society   - is a 501 (c) (3) founded in 1996 by a small group of volunteers. We are a shelterless society existing in a rural county which has no animal control, no shelter and no local ordinances to control the vast numbers of roaming strays & animal drop off problem. We exist with virtually no community support and actually no support from the county government. Our funding is entirely dependent upon donations.  We hope at some time in the future to have a shelter ...however at this time we operate solely with foster care providers.  
Address:  PO Box 183, Centerville, TN 37033   Phone: 1-866-304-3352

Chattanooga, TN  Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga   -  Hamilton County.  View some of the animals up for adoption HERE .  
Address:  212 N Highland Park Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404   Phone: 423-624-5302  

Collierville, TN  Collierville Animal Services   -  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE .
Address:  603 E South Street, Collierville, TN 38017    Phone: 901-457-2670

Columbia TN  PAWS of Maury County  - is operated by the Maury County Shelter Association and is a non-profit organization.  Donations and Volunteers and Foster Homes needed!!  
Address: 1233 Mapleash Avenue, Columbia TN 38401   Phone: 931-540-0897

Cookeville, TN   Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter -  
2105 West Jackson St, Cookeville, TN 38501   Phone: 931-526-3647

Crossville, TN  Humane Society of Cumberland County - 782 East Lane, Crossville TN 38555  

Dickson, TN  Humane Society of Dickson County - The Humane Society of Dickson County (HSDC) strives to give voice and shelter to all the unwanted, abandoned and abused animals in Dickson County, including the cities of Dickson, Burns, Charlotte, Cumberland Furnace, Slayden and White Bluff.  
Address:  410 Eno Road, Dickson, TN 37055   Phone: 615-446-PETS (7387)

Dyersburg, TN  Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society - We are a private not for profit tax exempt organization which contracts with the cities of Dyersburg, Newbern and Trimble and Dyer County, TN to provide animal control services.
1120 Easst Court Street, PO Box 223, Dyersburg, TN 38024   Phone: (731) 285-4889  

Elizabethton, TN   Carter County Humane Society - PO Box 134, Elizabethton, TN 37644  Phone: 423-547-3031  

Erwin, TN  Unicoi County Humane Society -   is a 501©3 tax-exempt private, non-profit organization.   Currently, Unicoi County has no shelter.   The population of unwanted and stray animals in Unicoi County is staggering.  Unicoi County has thousands of stray dogs and cats.  We desperately need a shelter and a spay-neuter program to slow/stop the reproduction.  Volunteers and Donations needed!!  
Address:  PO Box 684, Erwin, TN  37650   

Fayetteville TN  Humane Society of Fayetteville-Lincoln County - 
Address:  1718 Pulaski Hwy West,(Hwy 64), PO Box 37, Fayetteville TN 37334   Phone: 931-433-3726  

Franklin, TN  Williamson County Animal Control - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  138 Claude Yates Drive, Franklin, TN 37064    Phone: 615-790-5590   

Franklin, TN  Happy Tales Humane Animal Shelter - Volunteers and Foster Homes needed!!  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  230 Franklin Road, Suite 1303, Franklin, TN 37064   Phone: (615) 791-0827 or (615) 261-PETS  

Germantown, TN  Germantown Animal Shelter   - 7700 Southern Ave, Germantown, TN 38138  

Germantown Animal Shelter - We are open Mondays through Fridays from 10 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday from 9:30 am to 2 pm. We always need new volunteers to walk the dogs and play with the dogs and cats.  

Greeneville, TN  Greeneville - Greene County Humane Society - 950 Hal Henard Road, Greeneville, TN 37744  or Call: at 423-639-4771 or 423-787-1771   

Hendersonville, TN  Humane Society of Sumner County - We are a 501c3 non-profit organization...We are over-crowded and need public help.  Volunteers and Donations needed!!  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE .
Address:  16 Volunteer Dr, Hendersonville, TN 37075   Phone: 822-0061  

Jackson, TN  Jackson Madison County Humane Society   -  3107 Paul Coffman Drive, Jackson TN 38301   Phone: (731) 422-5366 

Johnson City, TN Washington County Humane Society   - The shelter has to kill about 5,000 animals per year mostly due to not  neutering/spaying animals creating unwanted babies and the lack of space at the shelter.  Please visit our other website HERE .
Address:  Johnson City Animal Shelter, 525 Sells Avenue, Johnson City, TN 37604 Phone: 423-926-8769

Kingsport, TN  Journey's End No Kill Animal Society   -  Northeast Tennessee Animal League, We receive very little food & donations from the community. Our humane organization's foster homes keep animals out of local shelters where they will be killed if not adopted.  Please donate food, funds or wish list items so that we can continue to care for the animals that we have saved from euthanasia and certain death on the streets.  Foster Homes Needed!  
Address:  PO Box 783, Blountville TN 37617  
Physical Address: 285 Rock Springs Road, Kingsport, TN 37663   Phone: 423-239-5645  

Kingsport, TN  Humane Society Greater Kingsport - 2141 Idle Hour Road, Kingsport, TN 37660 Phone: (423) 247-1671 

Kingston, TN  Roane County Humane Society - PO Box 762, Kingston, TN 37763   Phone: 865-376-2474  

Knoxville Animal Shelter - 

Knoxville, TN  Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley - The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley values and protects all animals...by striving to end pet overpopulation, by sheltering the homeless, by shielding the beaten and abused, by educating and advocating so that the suffering might end.   
Address:  800 Millwood Road, Knoxville TN 37940    Phone: 865-573-9675  
Adopt-A-Pet: 6720 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919   Phone: 865-584-0496  

Knoxville, TN  Young-Williams Animal Center - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  3201 Division Street, Knoxville, TN 37919   Phone: 865-215-6599  

Lebanon, TN  Humane Association of Wilson County - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  PO Box 247, Jim Draper Blvd, Lebanon TN 37088   Phone: 615-444-1144  

Loudon, TN  Loudon County Humane Society - We take in an average of 100 strays every month.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  480 Rock Quarry Rd, Loudon, TN 37774  or  250 Jamie Dr, Loudon, TN 37774   Phone:  458-5593   or   (865)458-5593  

Madisonville, TN  Monroe County Animal Shelter - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.
Address:  170 Kefauver Lane, Madisonville, TN 37354   Phone: 423-404-8484 

Maynardville, TN  Union County Humane Society - PO Box 625, 118 Hinds Creek Rd., Maynardville, TN 37807   Phone: 865-992-7969 or 865-992-8231  

Mc Kenzie, TN  Carroll County Humane Society - A Non-Profit - No-Kill Animal Shelter.  
Address:  396 Euclid Ave, PO Box 384, Mc Kenzie, TN 38201  Phone: 731-352-9950  

Mc Kenzie, TN Carroll County Humane Society - 396 Euclid Ave, PO Box 384; Mc Kenzie, TN 38201 

McMinnville, TN  Warren County Humane Society Animal Shelter -     94 Collie Dr, McMinnville TN 37110   Phone: 931-473-5720 

Memphis, TN  Memphis Shelby County Humane Society - 2238 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 

Memphis, TN  Memphis Shelby County Humane Society - 685 Cox St., Memphis, TN 38104   Phone:  901-276-7770  

Memphis, TN  Memphis Shelby County Humane Society - 2238 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104   Phone: 901-272-1753

Memphis, TN  Memphis Animal Services - All animals need immediate adoption. Animals will be available to Pet Placement Partners after the public has had ample time to adopt the animal.  Strays are held 3 working days to give the owner the opportunity to claim them. Animals in adoption are available immediately. If you see an animal you want to adopt, the adoption should be processed at the shelter immediately. Adoptions must be done in person at the shelter. 

Mountain City, TN  Johnson County Humane Society - We are located in the very northeast corner of Tennessee.  Mailing address:  PO Box 307, Mountain City, TN 37683    Phone: 423-727-9286 or for adoptions 423-727-8900  

Mountain City, TN  Johnson County Humane Society, Inc - is located in Northeast Tennessee.  As of April 2006, we are still working on our dream to have a building for the Humane Society here in Johnson County, TN on our 34 acres. So far we have a two story building almost completed on the outside but a long way to go to completing it on the inside. We desperately need the money to finish this project.
PO Box 307, Mountain City, TN 37683   Phone: 423-727-9286  

Murfreesboro, TN  Rutherford County P.A.W.S. - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.  
Address:  285 John Rice Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37129   Phone: 615-898-7740 ext 2   

Murfreesboro, TN  The Humane Alliance of Rutherford County -  Volunteers and Donations needed!!  
Address:  975 Bridge Avenue, Murfreesboro TN 37129   Phone: 615-907-7092 and 615-907-7093  

Nashville, TN  Nashville Humane Association - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.  
Address:  213 Oceola Ave, Nashville TN 37209   Phone: 615-352-1010  

Newport, TN  Newport Animal Shelter - Hedrick Dr, Newport, TN 37821   Phone: 423-623-1010  

Newport, TN  Newport Animal Shelter - 420 Humane Way, Newport, TN 37821   Phone: 423-623-1010  

Oak Ridge, TN   Oak Ridge Humane Society -  You can contact the Humane Society's answering machine at 865-482-1133. Because the Humane Society is made up of all volunteers, we don't maintain an office or paid staff.  Location:  969 Oak Ridge Turnpike, PMB 366, Oak Ridge, TN 37830  

Oak Ridge Animal Shelter - Describes city shelter's location, hours, veterinary services, and city animal control ordinance. Photographs of available cats and dogs.  An animal wearing a valid city tag will be held for a period of seven (7) working days from the date of apprehension.  Untagged, unregistered animals will be held for a period of three (3) working days.  Days are defined as days the animal shelter is open.  
Animals given up by their owners have no set time they must be held.  These animals become the property of the City as soon as they are signed over.  These animals can be euthanized the very same day.  View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.  
Address:  395 Belgrade Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830   Phone: 865 425-0794

Oakland, TN  St. Francis Animal Rescue & Refuge - is a non-profit, 501(C)3, no-kill animal rescue and refuge, who depends solely on volunteers, adoption fees and donations. All donations are tax deductible.  Donations needed!!  
Address:  PO Box 461, Oakland, TN 38060   Phone: 901-465-1711  

Puryear, TN  Henry County Humane Society - (731) 642-2391  

Rockwood, TN  Roane County Animal Shelter - Many animals that might have been saved have been euthanized; with your help, we can turn that around.   Donations & Volunteers needed!!  
Address:  296 Manufacturers Road, Rockwood, TN 37854   Phone: 865-354-7387

Rogersville, TN  Hawkins County Animal Shelter - 5180 Highway 11W, Rogersville, TN 37857   Phone: 423-272-6538  

Rutledge, TN  Grainger County Humane Society - View some of the animals we have for adoption HERE.  
Address:  PO Box 229, Rutledge, TN 37708   Phone: 865-567-0050

Savannah, TN  Savannah/Hardin County Animal Shelter - 3175 Hwy 226, Savannah, TN 38372  

Sevierville, TN  Sevier County Humane Society - We have two facilities. Our main shelter is located on Gnatty Branch off the 'spur' between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. . We do intakes and adoptions here. Little Friends is our cat adoption center and is located in Sevierville.  
1117 Oak Cluster Dr (cat adoption center), Sevierville TN     Phone: 865-429-5552
959 Gnatty Branch Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862   Phone: 865-453-7000 or 865-429-5552  

Shelbyville, TN  Shelbyville-Bedford Humane Society - PO Box 391, Shelbyville TN 37160   Phone: 931-684-5463  

Shelbyville, TN  Shelbyville Animal Control - 716 Industrial Pkwy, Shelbyville, TN 37160   Phone: 931-684-6552   

Signal Mountain, TN  Signal Mountain Adopt-A-Pet -    2805 Kell Rd, Signal Mountain, TN 37377   Phone: 423-886-6471 

South Fulton, TN  Kenn-Tenn Humane Society -  700 Milton Counce Drive-1526, South Fulton, TN 38257   Phone: 731-235-9603   

Sparta, TN  Sparta City Animal Control - 433 E Bronson St, Sparta, TN 38583   Phone: 931-836-6476  

Smithville, TN  Smithville Animal Shelter - 535 Shaw St, Smithville, TN 37166   Phone: 615-597-1363  

Talbott, TN  Noah's Arc, Inc - is a nonprofit 501c (3), "NO-KILL", animal rescue organization.  Please call for an appointment to visit and meet any of our pets. Most of our dogs are located at the NOAH'S ARC Dog Harbor, and cats reside at the Cat Haven Facility.  
Address:  PO Box 1031, Talbott, TN 37877-1031   Phone: 423-586-2293

Tazewell, TN   Claiborne County Animal Shelter -  PO Box 787, Tazewell, TN 37879   Phone: 423-626-7182  

Tullahoma, TN  Tullahoma Animal Shelter -  c/o Public Works Dept.
942 Maplewood Ave. (PO Box 807), Tullahoma, TN 37388   Phone: 931-454-9580  

Union City, TN  Union City Animal Shelter -  507 W Main St, Union City, TN 38261   Phone: 731-885-3690

Wartburg, TN  The Humane Society Of Morgan Company - 
110 Carl Terry Rd, Wartburg TN 37887-3131   Phone: 423-346-7387

Waverly, TN  Humphrey's County Humane Society - 301 N Church St, Waverly, TN 37185   Phone: 931-296-7733  

Waverly, TN  Waverly Animal Shelter - 108 Young Road, Waverly, TN 37185   Phone: 931-296-7319  

Winchester, TN  Franklin County Humane Society -  
PO Box 187, Winchester, TN 37398   Phone: 931-962-4472  

Woodbury, TN  Cannon County Humane Society - (615) 464-6010

Animal Rescuers 

Please note that not all of the US organizations or individuals are registered 501(3)(c) nonprofits. If they claim 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(3) pending & it's important to you or you have doubts about the organization, you can check on their status using Guide Star or IRS Non-Profit Search.  

All Animal Rescue 

- These are rescue groups that rescue more than one type of animal.  

Rescue Network Organization - The PetHobbyist family of web communities, and its staff, volunteers, users, and sponsors, support the responsible and ethical rescue of all kinds of animals: companion animals, working animals, and wildlife.

PGAA Rescue contacts - Provides dog and other pet rescue and adoption contacts in Tennessee.  

Animal Adoption & Rescue Foundation - The AARF page is dedicated to the rescue and successful adoption of orphaned dogs and cats.  

Journey's End - Dedicated to humane treatment of all animals and to further public education regarding neglected pets, pet care, pet care issues.  Blountville, TN 37617  

Road Home - Road Home is a no-kill animal rescue foundation located in Crossville, Tennessee. 

Angel Rescue - Official site of the Angel Rescue animal rescue organization.  Dickson, Tennessee  
Address:  121 Hermitage Woods Dr, Nashville, TN (615) 885-8373  

Animal Relief Fund - The Animal Relief Fund is full and cannot take in any animals at this time. It will list your animal with your email address to help your pet find a wonderful forever home.  Franklin, TN 37067  

Rock N Acres Animal Rescue - "No-Kill" Rescue located in the heart of Tennessee.  Helping all animals in need.  P.O. Box 1824, Lavergne, TN 37086  

Almost Home Animal Rescue of Rutherford County - Almost Home was formed