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Young-Williams Animal Village

Young-Williams Animal Center is the municipal animal shelter for Knox County and the City of Knoxville and is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization serving . We are dedicated to the sheltering and placement of animals and general animal welfare. We are an open-intake facility and care for more than 11,000 annually. Our goal at Young-Williams Animal Center is to find “forever” homes for all our adoptable animals!

Contact
adoptions staff
Website
https://www.young-williams.org/
Phone
(865) 215-6345
Donation
Donate to this rescue
Email
adoptions@young-williams.org

Meet their adoptable pets

6400 Kingston Pike,
Knoxville, TN, 37919

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Adoptable pets at Young-Williams Animal Village
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Sunny

Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Male, Senior
Knoxville, TN
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Miss May

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Female, Adult
Knoxville, TN
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Soyeon

American Bulldog

Female, Puppy
Knoxville, TN
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Lily

Chihuahua

Female, Senior
Knoxville, TN
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Adrian

Anatolian Shepherd

Male, Young
Knoxville, TN
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Faldo

Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, Puppy
Knoxville, TN
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Dawson

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, Young
Knoxville, TN
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Hope

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult
Knoxville, TN
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Shelter FAQs

Knoxville and Knox County

Additional adoption info

If you have any questions concerning adoptable animals or our adoption policies, please contact us at (865) 215-6650 or email adoptions@young-williams.org.
Once you identify some animals you are interested in online, please come down to the appropriate location as soon as possible! We are open from 10am to 6pm, 7 days a week. We close from 1-2pm for quiet time daily. We work on a first come, first serve basis, meaning the first person physically present will be considered first.

Adoption application

https://www.young-williams.org/adopt-a-pet/

https://www.young-williams.org/donations/

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Gabe

Mixed Breed (Small)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
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Mary Lou

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Young
Knoxville, TN
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April

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Jefferson City, TN
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Big Dawg

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Knoxville, TN
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Baretta

German Shepherd Dog/Mixed Breed (Large)

Female, Adult
Jacksboro, TN
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May

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young
Jefferson City, TN

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