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Young-Williams Animal Village Animal shelter in Knoxville, TN

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!

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Email adoptions@young-williams.org
Phone (865) 215-6345
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Address
6400 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
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6400 Kingston Pike

Knoxville, TN 37919

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Adoptable pets at Young-Williams Animal Village

We'll also keep you updated on Indy's adoption status with email updates.
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Indy

Satin/Satin

Female, Young
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Avette's adoption status with email updates.
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Avette

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Kano's adoption status with email updates.
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Kano

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Susie Q's adoption status with email updates.
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Susie Q

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Star's adoption status with email updates.
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Star

Husky/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Lemur's adoption status with email updates.
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Lemur

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Food Lion's adoption status with email updates.
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Food Lion

Hound (Unknown Type)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Pilot's adoption status with email updates.
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Pilot

Australian Shepherd/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young
Knoxville, TN
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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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We'll also keep you updated on Moxie's adoption status with email updates.
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Moxie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos
Maryville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Oreo's adoption status with email updates.
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Oreo

Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 yrs 1 mo
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We'll also keep you updated on Milo's adoption status with email updates.
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Milo

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Catsby's adoption status with email updates.
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Catsby

Turkish Van

Male, Young
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Martine's adoption status with email updates.
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Martine

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 yrs 1 mo
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We'll also keep you updated on Winnie's adoption status with email updates.
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Winnie

Catahoula Leopard Dog

Female, 2 yrs 6 mos
Maryville, TN

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