Spay/Neuter Blog

What is the difference between the S/N Clinic @ Village and Spay Shuttle?   Sometimes, people ask us what the difference is between the surgeries we provide for the community in our new Spay/Neuter clinic at the Young-Williams Animal Village in Bearden, versus what we do on the Spay Shuttle out in the community. The answer is simple—Wheels and Location! … Read More

How do you appreciate your pet?

June 2nd-8th is National Pet Appreciation Week and we are celebrating all week by encouraging you to post photos to our social media profiles of how you appreciate your pet!  Use #lovemypet to post your photos to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and share your love of your pet with the world! To encourage everyone to participate in National Pet Appreciation … Read More

Foster Feature :: Shelly Claiborne

Shelly does a great job fostering and we are thankful to have her testimonial on the blog today!   “I have had the pleasure of fostering several litters, small hurt or recuperating dogs in the last few years. All have been a joy to help along on their journey to their forever homes. I love to help those “get ready” … Read More

Happy Hound needs a home!

Meet Ellie at 3201 Division Street, Knoxville, TN 37919 daily from 12pm-6pm. 865-215-6599 www.young-williams.org

Foster Feature :: Anna Buckman

Today we are featuring our foster, Anna Buckman, who has shared some adorable photographs of her past foster puppies!  Thanks Anna!     Fostering, for me, is a huge joy in life. There’s nothing like coming home to precious little puppies who are beyond excited to see you; it’s therapeutic. I love being a foster parent and I wouldn’t trade … Read More

Foster Feature :: Brittani Perez

Brittani is one of our great fosters and we just love her story! “My boyfriend and I recently took the next step in our relationship and finally got a small apartment together. However, this apartment was smaller than the place he lived in previously and it was not surrounded by dogs anymore. Our black lab, Maple, didn’t like the change … Read More

Foster Feature :: McDonald Family

We at Young-Williams Animal Center are very fortunate to have some amazing foster families.  Our foster families allow us to save more lives by opening up space in the shelter and by helping to rehabilitate animals that need special attention.  Today we are featuring one of our fosters, the McDonald family:   “So…. we are still very new to the … Read More