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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!

Contact adoptions staff
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 Zucker's adoption status with email updates.
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Zucker

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 4 yrs
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Admiral's adoption status with email updates.
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Admiral

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 4 yrs
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Izzy's adoption status with email updates.
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Izzy

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 5 yrs 7 mos
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Squishy's adoption status with email updates.
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Squishy

Boxer

Female, 5 yrs
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Aubrey's adoption status with email updates.
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Aubrey

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 10 mos
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Tali's adoption status with email updates.
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Tali

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 4 yrs 7 mos
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Cain's adoption status with email updates.
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Cain

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Liam's adoption status with email updates.
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Liam

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 7 yrs
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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Pets at shelters & rescues near Young-Williams Animal Village

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Mediumhair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 6 mos
Maryville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Benji's adoption status with email updates.
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Benji

Labrador Retriever/Husky

Male, Adult
Newport, TN

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