Tennessee Animal Shelters receive pets from:

* stray animals
* relatives when an owner has passed away
* humane organizations and animal control agencies
* owners who can no longer care for their pets

When animals are taken in, they rarely have a medical history. If there is one available that indicates medical aid or veterinary care has been given; this information is passed on to the new owner. The Animal Shelter cannot guarantee the health or temperament of an animal adopted from the Shelter.

In order to adopt from a Tennessee Animal Shelter you will need a Drivers License or photo ID and must be at least 18 years of age.

Please allow at least 30 minutes to visit the Shelter, view the animals and acquaint yourself with those who are available for adoption. If you do not find what you are looking for, a wish list is sometimes maintained at the front desk, so be sure to check with the receptionist.

Want to add your Tennessee shelter or rescue to our database? Click here to fill out a short form and have your shelter or rescue added to our database!

2X2 Ranch and Refuge
lafayette, Tennessee  37083

A Home for Cats
Chattanooga, Tennessee  37415

Abandoned Angels Rescue
columbia, Tennessee  38401

Action for Animals
milton, Tennessee  37118

Adopt-a-Pet
knoxville, Tennessee  37919

All Cattle Dogs Rescue
Nashville, Tennessee  37209

Anderson County Animal Control
clinton, Tennessee  37716

Angel Rescue
dickson, Tennessee  37055

Angel Wings Cat Rescue and Sanctuary
kingston, Tennessee  37763

Animal Care Trust, Animal Care and Adoption Center
chattanooga, Tennessee  37402

Animal Control Carroll County Health Dept.
huntingdon, Tennessee  38344

Animal Protection Association
memphis, Tennessee  38111

Animal Sanctuary, Inc.
memphis, Tennessee  38104

Animal Shelter Union City
union city, Tennessee  38261

Animal Welfare League of Knox County
knoxville, Tennessee  37918

Animal World
memphis, Tennessee  38138

Athens Animal Shelter
athens, Tennessee  37371

Basenji Rescue and Transport
ooltewah, Tennessee  37363

Beesley Animal Humane
murfreesboro, Tennessee  37133

Benton County Animal Shelter
camden, Tennessee  38320

Bichon Rescue
new market, Tennessee  37820

Blount County Animal Rescue Effort (Blount CARE)
louisville, Tennessee  37777

Bristol Virginia Animal Control
bristol, Tennessee  37620

Brownsville Haywood County Animal Shelter
brownsville, Tennessee  38012

Brownsville-Haywood County Humane Society
brownsville, Tennessee  38012

Carroll County Humane Society
mckenzie, Tennessee  38201

Cats Are Reason Enough - C.A.R.E.
chattanooga, Tennessee  37421

Chattanooga Animal Services
chattanooga, Tennessee  37406

Chattanooga Area Guinea Pig Rescue
soddy daisy, Tennessee  37379

Cheatham Animal Rescue Effort
ashland city, Tennessee  37015

City Animal Impound
lafayette, Tennessee  37083

City of Martin Pound
martin, Tennessee  38237

Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue (CCDR)
chattanooga, Tennessee  37343

Coffe County Animal Shelter in Manchester
Manchester, Tennessee  37349

Collierville Animal Shelter
collierville, Tennessee  38017

County Animal Control
chattanooga, Tennessee  37404

Crockett County Pound
alamo, Tennessee  38001

Dames For Danes Great Dane Rescue
Oak Ridge, Tennessee  37831

Dayton Animal Shelter
dayton, Tennessee  37321

Dickson City Pound
dickson, Tennessee  37055

Dog and Other Animals Welfare Group (DAWG)
englewood, Tennessee  37329

Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society
dyersburg, Tennessee  38024

East Ridge Animal Services
East Ridge, Tennessee  37412

East Ridge Animal Shelter
east ridge, Tennessee  37412

Eleven Eleven Bully Rescue
Dickson, Tennessee  37055

Elizabethon/Carter County Animal Rescue
hampton, Tennessee  37658

Elizabethton Animal Shelter
elizabethton, Tennessee  37643

Erwin Dog Pound
erwin, Tennessee  37650

Exotic Animal Rescue of Henry Co.
Speringville, Tennessee  38256

Exotic Animal Rescue of Henry County
SPRINGVILLE, Tennessee  38256

Fayette County Animal Rescue
rossville, Tennessee  38066

Fayetteville Humane Society/ Animal Shelter
fayetteville, Tennessee  37334

For Pete Sake's Rescue
Bristol, Tennessee  37620

For the Love of Dogs
Sale Creek, Tennessee  37373

Franklin County Dog Pound
winchester, Tennessee  37398

Franklin County Humane Society
Belvidere, Tennessee  37306

Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary
hendersonville, Tennessee  37077

Germantown Animal Shelter
germantown, Tennessee  38138

Gibson County Animal Shelter
trenton, Tennessee  38382

Gibson County Humane Society, S.P.C.A.
Yorkville, Tennessee  38389

Grape Tail Ferret Rescue and Sanctuary
Nashville, Tennessee  37210

Graysville Animal Shelter
Graysville, Tennessee  37338

GreenePets Foster Network, Inc.
greeneville, Tennessee  37743

GreenePets Foster Network, Inc.
greeneville, Tennessee  37744

Greeneville-Greene County Humane Society
greenville, Tennessee  37701

Guardian Angel Pet Rescue
memphis, Tennessee  38168

Happy Tales Humane
franklin, Tennessee  37068

Hardeman County Humane Society, Inc.
hickory valley, Tennessee  38042

Hardeman County Pound
bolivar, Tennessee  38008

Hardin County Humane Society, Inc.
savannah, Tennessee  38372

Hawkins County Humane Society
rogersville, Tennessee  37857

Heaven Sent Pet Rescue
Fairfield Glade, Tennessee  38558

Henry Co. Humane Society
SPRINGVILLE, Tennessee  38256

Horse Haven of Tennessee
knoxville, Tennessee  37940

Horse Rescue Mid-South, Inc.
shelbyville, Tennessee  37160

House of Mews
memphis, Tennessee  38104

Humane Alliance of Rutherford County
murfreesboro, Tennessee  37129

Humane Animal Rescue Team (HART)
lupton city, Tennessee  37351

Humane Association of Wilson County
lebanon, Tennessee  37088

Humane Society Jefferson County
jefferson city, Tennessee  37760

Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County
clarksville, Tennessee  37041

Humane Society of Coffee County
tullahoma, Tennessee  37388

Humane Society of Cumberland
crossville, Tennessee  38557

Humane Society of Dekalb County
smithville, Tennessee  37166

Humane Society of Dickson County
dickson, Tennessee  37055

Humane Society of Knox County
knoxville, Tennessee  34920

Humane Society of Sumner County / Tennessee Humane Association
hendersonville, Tennessee  37075

Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley
knoxville, Tennessee  37940

Humane Society of Warren County
mcminnville, Tennessee  37110

Humphreys County Humane Society
mcewen, Tennessee  37101

Jackson Madison County Humane Society
jackson, Tennessee  38301

Jasper Animal Shelter
jasper, Tennessee  37347

Jazzin Around Rescue
Lewisburg, Tennessee  37091

Johnson County Humane Society, Inc.
Butler, Tennessee  37640

Johnson County Humane Society, Inc.
mountain city, Tennessee  37683

Journey's End No Kill Animal Society & Northeast Tennessee Animal League, Inc.
blountville, Tennessee  37660

Kingston Dog Pound
kingston, Tennessee  37763

Knox County Humane Association
knoxville, Tennessee  37917

Knoxville - Knox County Animal Center
knoxville, Tennessee  37919

La Follette Animal Shelter
la follette, Tennessee  37766

Lauderdale County Humane Society
ripley, Tennessee  38063

Lawrence County Animal Shelter
lawrenceburg, Tennessee  38464

Lawrence County Humane Society
lawrenceburg, Tennessee  38464

Lewisburg Animal Shelter
lewisburg, Tennessee  37091

Loudon County Animal Shelter
loudon, Tennessee  37774

Love At First Sight Nursery Adoption Center
clarksville, Tennessee  37042

Loving Kittens
Cottontown, Tennessee  37048

Maury County Animal Shelter
columbia, Tennessee  38401

McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center
Chattanooga, Tennessee  37415

McMinn Regional Humane Society
athens, Tennessee  37371

Memphis Animal Shelter
memphis, Tennessee  38118

Memphis Humane Society
memphis, Tennessee  38104

Memphis/ Shelby County Health Dept
memphis, Tennessee  38105

Metro Animal Shelter
nashville, Tennessee  37203

Mewtopia Cat Rescue
memphis, Tennessee  38117

Middle TN Golden Retriever Rescue
Franklin, Tennessee  37068

Monroe County Volunteer Humane Society
madisonville, Tennessee  37354

Montgomery County Animal Shelter
clarksville, Tennessee  37040

Morristown Animal Control
morristown, Tennessee  37813

Morristown-Hamblen Humane Society
morristown, Tennessee  37814

Mountain City Animal Control
mountain city, Tennessee  37683

Mustang Alley Horse Rescue
greeneville, Tennessee  37743

Muttley Crue
Cordova, Tennessee  38018

Nashville CARES - PAWS Program
nashville, Tennessee  37203

Nashville Humane Association
nashville, Tennessee  37209

Network Offering Animals Help - Noah
oak ridge, Tennessee  37830

Newport Animal Shelter
newport, Tennessee  37821

Newport Animal Shelter
Newport, Tennessee  37821

Noah's ARC, Inc.
talbott, Tennessee  37833

Northwest Tennessee Humane Society
troy, Tennessee  38260

Oak Ridge Animal Shelter
oak ridge, Tennessee  37831

Oak Ridge Humane Society
oak ridge, Tennessee  37830

Oliver Springs Animal Control
oliver springs, Tennessee  37840

Paris Henry County Pet Rescue
puryear, Tennessee  38251

Paris-Henry County Animal Shelter
paris, Tennessee  38242

Perry County Humane Society
linden, Tennessee  37096

Perry Link Memorial Humane Society, Inc.
whitwell, Tennessee  37397

Pets Without Parents
mc minnville, Tennessee  37110

Pickett County Humane Society
byrdstown, Tennessee  38549

Portland Animal Shelter
portland, Tennessee  37148

Precious Friends Puppy Rescue & Adoption Program
clarksville, Tennessee  37040

Purr Factory, The
nashville, Tennessee  37211

Putnam County Humane Society / Cookeville Animal Shelter
cookeville, Tennessee  38501

Red Fern Animal Shelter
Dresden, Tennessee  38225

Regen Holler Rescue Mission
nashville, Tennessee  37221

Road Home Animal Rescue
crossville, Tennessee  38555

Roane County Humane Society
kingston, Tennessee  37763

Rock N Acres Animal Rescue
Lavergne, Tennessee  37086

Rolling Hills Humane Society
Paris, Tennessee  38242

Rutherford County Animal Services
murfreesboro, Tennessee  37129

Rutherford County Humane Society
murfreesboro, Tennessee  37133

Savannah/Hardin County TN Animal Shelter
savannah, Tennessee  38372

Save Our Setters, Inc.
oakland, Tennessee  38060

Save Our Setters, Inc. (Memphis Office)
oakland, Tennessee  38060

Save Susan's Cats
germantown, Tennessee  38183

Sevier County Humane Society
pigeon forge, Tennessee  37868

Shelbyville-Bedford County Humane Association
shelbyville, Tennessee  37160

Shepherd's Green - Dragonwood Pig Refuge - Engelschwein Farm
silver point, Tennessee  38582

Signal Mountain Adopt-A-Pet
signal mountain, Tennessee  37377

Soddy Daisy Humane Animal Shelter
soddy daisy, Tennessee  37379

SOS Animals
memphis, Tennessee  38111

SOS Beagle Rescue, Inc.
dayton, Tennessee  37321

South Pittsburg Animal Shelter
south pittsburg, Tennessee  37380

Southern States Rottweiler Rescue
knowville, Tennessee  37914

Sparta Animal Shelter
sparta, Tennessee  38583

St. Francis Animal Rescue
erin, Tennessee  37061

Sullivan County Animal Shelter
blountville, Tennessee  37617

Sullivan County Humane Society / Kingsport Animal Shelter
kingsport, Tennessee  37662

Sumner County Dog Pound
gallatin, Tennessee  37066

Sunny Meadows...Safe Haven for Pets
memphis, Tennessee  38118

SUNRISE MINIATURE HORSE RESCUE
MASON, Tennessee  38049

Sweetwater City Pound
sweetwater, Tennessee  37874

Tender Heart Canine Rescue
allons, Tennessee  38541

Tennessee Animal League
chattanooga, Tennessee  37404

Tennessee Humane Animal League / Pet Placement Center
chattanooga, Tennessee  37415

Tennessee Humane Association
knoxville, Tennessee  37940

Tipton County Humane Society
drummonds, Tennessee  38023

Tipton County SPCA
brighton, Tennessee  38011

Tri County Animal Clinic / Shelter
waynesboro, Tennessee  38485

Troy Animal Services
Troy, Tennessee  38260

Tullahoma Animal Shelter
tullahoma, Tennessee  37388

Unicoi County Animal Shelter
Erwin, Tennessee  37650

Unicoi County Huamne Society
erwin, Tennessee  37650

Unicoi County Humane Society
erwin, Tennessee  37650

Union County Humane Society
maynardville, Tennessee  37807

Upper Cumberland Humane Society
lafayette, Tennessee  37083

Wags and Whiskers Pet Rescue
crossville, Tennessee  38558

Wags and Whiskers Pet Rescue
Crossville, Tennessee  38555

Washington County Johnson City Animal Shelter
johnson city, Tennessee  37604

Waverly Animal Shelter
waverly, Tennessee  37185

Wecome Home Pet Sanctuary
Roan Mountain, Tennessee  37687

Williamson County Animal Control Center
franklin, Tennessee  37064

Winchester City Dog Pound
winchester, Tennessee  37398

Your Volunteer Humane Society
madisonville, Tennessee  37354