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Open Hearts Animal Rescue

Knoxville, TN 37917

Contact Monique Smith
Email openhearts.savealife@yahoo.com
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Areas Open Hearts Animal Rescue serves

We rescue in Tennessee and Texas states, but adopt anywhere in the US and Canada to an approved adopter.

Open Hearts Animal Rescue's adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Please fill out an application with breed, age, size, temperment, enegery level, etc of the dog/cat you're looking for.

2.

Interview

Also known as meet and greet.

3.

Home Check

Myself, or a volunteer will come and do a home check to ensure the pet will be in a safe environment.

4.

Sign Adoption Contract

We have an adoption contract that all potential adopters must read and sign before you can adopt.

5.

Pay Fee

Once approved (home check and application), adoption fee paid and contact read and signed, the pet is yours!

6.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Wellness checks are required once the pet is adopted. That can be through phone or home visits. It's for the well-being of the pet and the adopter.

About Open Hearts Animal Rescue

We are a very small, independent rescue. Our goal is to save as many as we can and provide them with medical and behavioral help. All dogs will come fixed, shots, chipped and on all preventions. We also teach basic obedience while the pet is with us, and once they're adopted, if needed.

Open Hearts Animal Rescue's adopted pets

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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.