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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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Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Young-Williams Animal Village

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 1 mo
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Banana Man's adoption status with email updates.
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Banana Man

Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Bedazzle's adoption status with email updates.
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Bedazzle

American Pit Bull Terrier

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

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

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 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 Chandelier- Barn Cat's adoption status with email updates.
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Chandelier- Barn Cat

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Oak Ridge, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Felipe's adoption status with email updates.
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Felipe

Bichon Frise

Male, Senior
Knoxville, TN

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