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!
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
4908 Kingston Pike
inside Petco
Knoxville, TN 37919
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
Knoxville and Knox County
Additional adoption info
These offsite pets are being housed inside Petco. 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.
Adoption application
Sevierville, TN 37876
PO Box 221,
Jacksboro,
TN
37757
Loudon, TN 37774
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