Animal Rescues in Tennessee
Listings updated 05/30/2024
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Tennessee Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blountville | Cats + Dogs | The Bridge Home – No Kill Animal Rescue | 2061 Highway 75 | 37617-5838 | (423) 239-5237 | https://bridgehome.org/ |
| Chattanooga | Cats + Dogs | McKamey Animal Center (MAC) | 4500 North Access Road | 37415-3819 | (423) 305-6500 | https://www.mckameyanimalcenter.org/ |
| Chattanooga | Cats + Dogs | Pet Placement Center | 5975 Dayton Blvd | 37415-1211 | (423) 877-0738 | https://www.petplacementcenter.com/ |
| Cleveland | Cats + Dogs | Ark of Cleveland, Inc. | 240 Oak Street NW | 37311-4975 | (423) 472-2744 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/tn/cleveland/ark-of-cleveland-inc-tn145/ |
| Cleveland | Cats + Dogs | Bradly County SPCA | 1570 Johnson Blvd | 37311-3263 | (423) 790-1915 | https://www.spcabctn.org/ |
| Columbia | Dogs | Russell Rescue of Tennessee | (See site for contact/FB page/adopt. application) | 38401 | (502) 805-7786 | https://www.russellrescuetn.com/ |
| Cookeville | Cats + Dogs | Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter | 2650 Gainesboro Grade | 38501-7749 | (931) 526-3647 | https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/161/Animal-Shelter |
| Crossville | Cats + Dogs | A Time 4 Paws | 594 Cook Road | 38555-2621 | (931) 456-6906 | https://atime4paws.org/ |
| Crossville | Cats + Dogs | Cumberland County Animal Shelter | 782 East Lane | 38555 | (931) 484-8525 | https://cumberlandcountytn.gov/directory/animal-shelter/ |
| Dickson | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Dickson County | 311 Tennsco Drive | 37055-3017 | (615) 446-7387 | https://humanesocietyofdickson.com/ |
| Fayetteville | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Lincoln County | 1718 Pulaski Hwy | 37334-2714 | (931) 433-3726 | https://humanesocietylc.com/ |
| Franklin | Cats + Dogs | Williamson County Animal Center | 1006 Grigsby Hayes Court | 37064-4145 | (615) 790-5590 | https://www.adoptwcac.org/ |
| Franklin | Cats + Dogs | Critter Cavalry Rescue | Contact via phone/email/Facebook (Foster based) | 37069-4016 | (615) 661-5333 | https://www.crittercavalry.com/ |
| Franklin | Pet Assist Program | People For Animals | P.O. Box 682802 | 37068-2802 | (615) 794-8925 | https://www.peopleforanimals.net/ |
| Gallatin | Cats + Dogs | SPA (Safe Place for Animals) | 905 Mallard Drive | 37066-5400 | (615) 451-7342 | https://safeplaceforanimals.com/ |
| Greenville | Cats + Dogs | Greenville-Greene County Humane Society | 400 North Rufe Taylor Road | 37745-2030 | (423) 639-4771 | https://www.gchumanesociety.com/ |
| Hendersonville | Cats + Dogs | Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary | P.O. Box 2482 | 37077-2482 | (615) 664-2380 | https://www.facebook.com/FFASTN |
| Hendersonville | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Sumner County | 16 Volunteer Drive | 37075-3155 | (615) 822-0061 | https://www.sumnerhumane.org/ |
| Knoxville | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of The Tennessee Valley | 6717 Kingston Pike | 37919-4830 | (865) 573-9675 | https://humanesocietytennessee.org/ |
| Knoxville | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Young-Williams Animal Center | 3201 Division Street (See site for additional location) | 37919-3365 | (865) 215-6599 | https://www.young-williams.org/ |
| Knoxville | Dogs | Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee | P.O. Box 22482 | 37933-0482 | (865) 966-6597 | https://sbret.com/ |
| Knoxville | Dogs | Boston Terrier Rescue of East Tennessee | See website – Foster based | (865) 983-3272 | https://www.bostonterriertn.org/ | |
| Lebanon | Cats + Dogs | New Leash On Life | 507 Jim Draper Blvd | 37087-2846 | (615) 444-1144 | https://www.newleashonline.org/ |
| Lewisburg | Cats + Dogs | Lewisburg Animal Shelter | 300 Woodside Street | 37091-2868 | (931) 359-5948 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/tn/lewisburg/lewisburg-animal-shelter-tn472/ |
| Loudon | Cats | Loudon County Friends of Animals | 231 Oligi Circle | 37774-2632 | (865) 809-1400 | https://www.loudoncountyfriendsofanimals.com/ |
| Loudon | Minature Horse + Donkey | East Tennessee Miniature Horse and Donkey Rescue | 6545 Calloway Road | 37774-3771 | (865) 266-3396 | https://www.easttennesseeminiaturehorseanddonkeyrescue.com/ |
| Maryville | Cats + Dogs | Blount County Humane Society | 1005 East Broadway Avenue | 37804-4147 | (865) 382-7652 | https://www.blountcountyhumanesociety.org/ |
| McKenzie | Cats + Dogs | Carroll County Humane Society | 21822 Highway 22 | 38201-6838 | (731) 358-1019 | https://cchspet.org/ |
| Mount Juliet | Dogs | Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary | 765 Nonaville Road | 37122-5099 | (615) 314-5565 | https://ofsds.org/ |
| Murfreesboro | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Rutherford County Pet Adoption (PAWS) | 285 John R. Rice Blvd | 37129-4155 | (615) 898-7740 | https://paws.rutherfordcountytn.gov/ |
| Nashville | Cats + Dogs | Love at First Sight! Pet Adoption Center | 4423 Murphy Road | 37209-4749 | (615) 297-2464 | https://www.lafspetadoption.com/ |
| Nashville | Cats + Dogs | Nashville Humane Association | 213 Oceola Avenue | 37209-3115 | (615) 352-1010 | https://nashvillehumane.org/ |
| Nashville | Cats + Dogs | Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 210830 | 37221-0830 | https://www.proverbs1210rescue.org/ | |
| Nashville | Dogs | Agape Animal Rescue & Training Center | 121 Cleveland Street | 37207-5456 | (615) 408-7799 | https://www.agaperescue.org/ |
| Newport | Cats + Dogs | Friends Animal Shelter | 420 Humane Road | 37821-2869 | (423) 532-8475 | https://www.smhumane.org/ |
| Oak Ridge | Cats + Dogs | SARG (Shelter Animals Rescue Group) | 124 Newell Lane | 37830-8110 | (865) 483-8146 | https://www.shelteranimalsrescue.org/ |
| Oakdale | Dogs | Tennessee Pekingese Rescue | P.O. Box 67 | 37829-0067 | (423) 369-3770 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/tn/oakdale/tennessee-pekingese-rescue-tn402/ |
| Rossville | Cats + Dogs | Fayette County Animal Rescue | 555 Clement Drive | 38066-3607 | (901) 854-2565 | https://www.fayettefcar.com/ |
| Savannah | Dogs | Horse Creek Wildlife Sanctuary and Animal Refuge | 13780 Highway 69 | 38372-6409 | (731) 926-4008 | https://www.horsecreekwildlife.org/ |
| Shelbyville | Cats + Dogs | Bedford County Animal Control | 205 Lane Parkway | 37160-3108 | (931) 685-1130 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/tn/shelbyville/bedford-county-animal-control-tn290/ |
| Thompsons Station | Dogs | Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue | P.0. Box 95 | 37179-0095 | https://www.snootygiggles.com/ |