Pet Services
Feed-A-Pet (CAC): 524-2786
Office on Aging
2247 Western Avenue, 37921 (street)
P.O. Box 51650-1650 (mailing)
Assists low income, homebound adults (age 60+) in Knox County by providing and delivering monthly pet food donations.
Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley: 573-9675
6717 Kingston Pike, 37919
Adoption center and pet food pantry.
Knox PAWS – Placing Animals With Seniors (CAC): 524-2786
Office on Aging
2247 Western Avenue, 37921 (street)
P.O. Box 51650, 37950-1650 (mailing)
Places adoptable animals with low-income Knox County seniors age 60+, who do not currently own a pet and live in pet-friendly environments. PAWS provides veterinary or grooming assistance for individuals 60 and older and their pet.
Veterinary Social Work Helpline: 755-8839
University of TN Veterinary Medical Center
2407 River Drive, 37996
Support & resources for pet owners. Mon.-Fri.10 am-5 pm.
Pet Loss Support Group: 755-8839
Veterinary Social Work provides support group or individual sessions for anyone who has lost a pet through death or disappearance, or whose pet is terminally ill. Call or go online for more information or directions, www.vetsocialwork. utk.edu. Open to the public; join anytime. Free.
Young Williams Animal Center Pet Resource Center: 363-6702
3201 Division Street, 37919
Provides free pet food for low-income families struggling to afford pet food.
Spay / Neuter Clinic: 215-6677
6400 Kingston Pike, 37919
Low cost services. Shuttles around Knox County.