ANIMALS IN KNOXVILLE

Animal Control Board Animal Welfare Board Humane Society of TN Valley KnoxPets.org Solid Waste Dead Animal Pickup Young-Williams Animal Center The Young-Williams Animal Center is located at at 3201 Division Street, just off Sutherland Ave near the John Tarleton Home. For detailed directions, call 865-215-6599. The center is open Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. The fee to adopt a pet from the Young - Williams Animal Center ranges from $75 to $150, depending on the animal's age, how long he or she has been at our shelter, etc. If you adopt two pets of the same type (dog, puppy, cat, kitten) from the Center within 30 days, the second animal is $30 less and the third animal is $40 less. "Best Buddies", pets who must be adopted together, are adopted for the regular adoption fee of one of the pets plus $25. Non-traditional pets (such as rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc.) are available at various adoption fees. Please call the Center at 865-215-6599 for more information about our adoption fees. The adoption fee includes a spay or neuter, shots (except for rabies vaccine, which you must get at your own vet), a heartworm test for dogs and a feline leukemia test for cats, check and treatment for intestinal parasites, application of flea control, a microchip, and an exam by our Animal Center veterinarian. The Animal Center accepts cash, checks, money orders, credit cards, and debit cards.” Center Services Include: Take in stray, nuisance, and surrendered animals. Provide humane treatment of animals while in our custody. Identify and return lost pets. Conduct progressive adoption program with spay/neuter and microchip included in the fee. Quarantine bite animals for rabies observation. Provide humane education and pet-care information to the community and schools. Provide services to the citizens of Knoxville and Knox County while enforcing Tennessee state laws and local ordinances related to animals. Humanely euthanize homeless, unwanted, sick, and injured animals.

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Animal Control For stray animal pickup in the city, call 865-215-8639 or 865-215-8640. To leave a voice message only, call 865-215-7373. For more information contact Karen Pappas at kmpappas@cityofknoxville.org. The City Animal Control office is open Monday-Friday 7am-8pm and Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10am-6pm. Knoxville City Animal Control 865-215-8639 Knox County Animal Control 865-215-5240 City Animal Code The owners of all dogs and cats in the city shall have such animals vaccinated as well as licensed and registered. Licenses shall be issued in the name of the city for dogs and cats by the unit at its designated office or at the animal shelter, or by any veterinarian in the county. Upon payment of the requisite license fee, an owner shall be issued a license tag to be worn by the animal and a certificate of registration. The actual registration of the animal shall be done by the administrator or the authorized unit representative or by a veterinarian practicing in the county. Such registration shall be accomplished upon printed forms provided for such purpose and shall record the owner's name and address and the name, breed, color and sex of the dog or cat. No dog or cat shall be licensed or registered unless it is first vaccinated against rabies. The vaccination shall be done under the supervision of a veterinarian. The owners of all dogs and cats in the city shall have such animals vaccinated if over three (3) months of age and licensed if over six (6) months of age. Vaccination and licensing of dogs and cats shall be done before or within thirty (30) days after a dog or cat reaches the age specified in the preceding sentence, and annually thereafter. Dog and cat licenses shall be issued by the unit or by veterinarians practicing in the county upon payment of a license fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each unaltered male or female dog or cat and five dollars ($5.00) for each sterilized male or female dog or cat. Certification of sterilization, identifying the animal, must be presented at the time the license fee is paid. Read More Knoxville City Animal Codes Read Knox County Animal Codes [PDF] Phone Numbers of Interest After Hours Pet Emergency Clinic 865-966-3888 Knoxville Pet Emergency Clinic 865-637-0114 ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center 1-888-426-4435 UT Vet. Hospital Emergency Clinic 865-974-8387 Humane Society of TN Valley 865-573-9675 Young - Williams Animal Center 865-215-6599