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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 Hopper's adoption status with email updates.
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Hopper

Hound (Unknown Type)

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

Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, 1 yr 6 mos
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 1 mo
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Snack's adoption status with email updates.
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Snack

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 9 yrs 1 mo
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Emma's adoption status with email updates.
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Emma

Husky

Female, 3 yrs
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Coal's adoption status with email updates.
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Coal

Other/Unknown

Male, 6 mos
Knoxville, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Cobbler's adoption status with email updates.
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Cobbler

Other/Unknown

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 6 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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3201 Division Street,
Knoxville, TN 37919

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130 Kefauver Lane,
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We'll also keep you updated on Bailey's adoption status with email updates.
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Bailey

American Bulldog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 yrs 7 mos
Bryson City, NC
We'll also keep you updated on Gnome's adoption status with email updates.
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Gnome

Domestic Mediumhair

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

Calico

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

Greyhound

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 3 mos
Jefferson City, TN
We'll also keep you updated on Kash's adoption status with email updates.
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Kash

Mixed Breed (Medium)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female 3 mos
Jacksboro, TN

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