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Search and see photos of adoptable pets in the Knoxville, TN area.

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Young-Williams Animal Center

3201 Division Street, Knoxville, TN 37919

Contact
Email adoptions@young-williams.org
Phone (865) 215-6599
cats, birds, dogs, farm animals, rabbits, reptiles & small animals at Young-Williams Animal Center
1 - 10 of 123 adoptable pets at this shelter

Areas Young-Williams Animal Center serves

City of Knoxville and Knox County.

Young-Williams Animal Center's adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2.

Submit Application

3.

Meet the Pet

4.

Pay Fee

5.

Sign Adoption Contract

6.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

We offer LOW cost adoptions on adult pets every day!

Adult Dogs – $40
Adult Cats (6 months-3 years) – $25
Adult Cats over 3 years – FREE
Kittens – $100 & always adopt one, get one free
Puppies – $250
Small mammals and exotics range from $10 – $60

Adoption application

Young-Williams Animal Center's adopted pets

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Adopt a Pet is the easiest way for you to search for a new pet in Knoxville, TN.

Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?

Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.