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.
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2X2 Ranch and Refuge
lafayette, Tennessee 37083
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
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 Shelter
east ridge, Tennessee 37412
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
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
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.
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
Maury County Animal Shelter
columbia, Tennessee 38401
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
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
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
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
Regen Holler Rescue Mission
nashville, Tennessee 37221
Road Home Animal Rescue
crossville, Tennessee 38555
Roane County Humane Society
kingston, Tennessee 37763
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
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
Washington County Johnson City Animal Shelter
johnson city, Tennessee 37604
Waverly Animal Shelter
waverly, Tennessee 37185
Williamson County Animal Control Center
franklin, Tennessee 37064
Winchester City Dog Pound
winchester, Tennessee 37398
Your Volunteer Humane Society
madisonville, Tennessee 37354