Included below is a very abbreviated list of local animal rescue groups.
For a complete list of Animal Shelters and Animal Rescue Groups in Tennessee, visit
To search for more rescue organizations in our area, visit
You may also wish to consult the local Critter Magazine.
| Breed | Rescue Group | Phone Number(s) | Email Address(es) | Web site |
| All Breed | S.A.R.G. | 483-8146 | info@shelteranimalsrescue.org | http://www.shelteranimalsrescue.org |
| All Breed | Almost Home Animal Rescue | 977-0751 | info@almosthometn.net | http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/TN305.html |
| All Breed | Animal Works | 379-2227 | -- | http://www.animalworkstn.org/ |
| All Breed | ARFNETS | -- | -- | http://www.arfnets.org/ |
| All Breed | GRReat Dog Rescue | 579-0260 | GRReatDogs@yahoo.com | http://www.grreatdogrescue.com |
| All Breed | Kanyon's Gold Rescue | 660-1842 | goldenstar1@hughes.net | http://www.kanyonsgold.com |
| All Breed | Noah's Arc, Inc. | 423-586-2293 | rainingkatsndogz@yahoo.com | http://www.noahsarc.petfinder.org |
| All Breed | San Chris Adopt A Pet | 423-626-3821 | catsmeoew@hotmail.com | http://www.members.cox.net/dogrescue |
| All Breed | Stray Connection | 865-671-4564 | hhfrey1@tds.net | http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/TN265.html |
| All Breed | Volunteer Dog Rescue | 731-925-5503 or 731-687-3828 | voldogrescue@gmail.com | http://www.vdr.petfinder.org |
| All Breed Large | Great Creatures Rescue | 992-9434 | eidelweiss@comcast.net | http://www.greatcreaturesrescue.org |
| All Breed Small | Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee | 966-6597 or 426-3955 | rescue@sbret.com | http://www.sbret.com |
| American Eskimo | Eskie Rescuers United, American Eskimo Dog Rescue, Inc. | 405-7597 | contact@eskierescuers.org | http://www.eskierescuersunited.org |
| Bassett Hound | BellyRubs Bassett Rescue | 865-228-2460 | easttnfoster@bellyrubs.org | http://www.bellyrubs.org |
| Beagle | SOS Beagle Rescue | 856-336-2520 | TN@sosbeagles.org | http://www.sosbeagles.org |
| Border Collie | East Tennessee Border Collie Rescue | 435-6125 | herderwest@comcast.net | http://www.bordercollierescuetn.com |
| Boston Terrier | Boston Terrier Rescue of East Tennessee | 983-3272 | info@bostonterriertn.org | http://bostonterriertn.org/ |
| Bulldog | Smoky Mountain Bulldog Rescue | 688-2270 | mdecuir@utk.edu | http://www.discoveret.org/smbc/rescue.htm |
| Cats | Knoxville Feral Cat Friends | 406-6980 | kfcf@comcast.net | http://www.knoxvilleferalcatfriends.org |
| Cats | Siamese Rescue | 335-7903 | tn@siameserescue.org | http://www.siameserescue.org |
| Cocker Spaniel | Cocker Companions | 604-1565 | info@cockercompanions.com | http://www.cockercompanions.com/ |
| Collie | Collie Concern, Collie Rescue of East Tennessee | 690-8215 | Margaret_Lindop@lycos.com | http://www.home.earthlink.net/~collie_concern/ |
| Dachshund | Dachshund Rescue of East Tennessee | 671-9597 | benny.archuleta@dachshund-rescue.org | http://dachshund-rescue.org/needhome/us/TN |
| Doberman | East Tennessee Doberman Rescue | 776-7636 | adopt@etdr.org | http://etdr.doberinfo.com/ |
| English Springer | English Springer Rescue | -- | esratennessee@yahoo.com | http://www.springerrescue.org/ |
| German Shepherd | German Shepherd Rescue | 450-9742 | amydbryant@hotmail.com | |
| Golden Retriever | Tennessee Valley Golden Retriever Rescue, Inc. | 558-3100 | rescue@tvgrr.com | http://www.tvgrr.com/ |
| Great Dane | Dames for Danes, Great Dane Rescue | 865-269-3021 or 276-642-9696 | kdypolt06@comcast.net or amy@damesfordanes.org | http://www.damesfordanes.org/ |
| Great Dane | Great Dane Rescue, Majestic Giants | 803-0230 | rebecca@majesticgiantrescue.com | http://www.majesticgiantrescue.com/ |
| Great Dane | Smoky Mountain Great Dane Rescue, Inc. | 877-647-6437 | memberrep@smokymountaingreatdanerescue.org | http://www.smokymountaingreatdanerescue.org/ |
| Greyhound | Greyhound Pets of America, Tennessee Chapter | 671-2749 | adoptagrey@gpatn.org | http://www.gpatn.org/ |
| Greyhound | Greyhound Rescue Foundation of TN | 690-0009 | greyhoundrescuefoundationoftn@yahoo.com | -- |
| Guinea Pigs | Knoxville Guinea Pig Rescue | 693-3040 | janetadams113@comcast.net | http://www.knoxgprescue.petfinder.org |
| Horses | Horse Haven of Tennessee | 609-4030 | hht@horsehavenoftn.com | http://www.horsehavenoftn.com |
| Husky and Malamute | Sleddog Rescue | 423-365-6039 | sleddog@pobox.com | http://www.wayeh.com/sleddogrescue |
| Labrador Retriever | Labrador Retriever Rescue of East Tennessee | 687-6994 | etnlabrescue@aol.com | http://www.labrescuetn.com |
| Labrador Retriever | Labrador Retriever Rescue of Greater Knoxville TN | 213-4626 | LabRescueGKTN@aol.com | http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/TN245.html |
| Lhasa Apso | Lhasa Apso Southern Rescue, Inc. | 1-800-485-0981 | adoptalhasaapso@yahoo.com | http://www.geocities.com/lhasaapsosouthernrescue |
| Maltese | Southern Comfort Maltese Rescue | 423-886-8228 | scmr1@yahoo.com | http://www.scmradoption.com |
| Mastiff | Friends of Rescued Mastiffs | 615-287-9119 | mastiflove@aol.com | http://www.mastiffrescue.org/ |
| Mastiff | Southern States Mastiff Rescue | -- | altoms@aol.com | http://www.sosmastiffrescue.org/ |
| Miniature Pinscher | Internet Miniature Pinscher Service, Inc. | 1-877-646-7461 | jparkeris@comcast.net | http://www.minpinrescue.org |
| Pitbull | Pitbull Rescue | 882-9510 | etnpitbullrescue@comcast.net | http://www.etnpitbullrescue.org/ |
| Pyrenees | Tennessee Great Pyrenees Rescue | 523-9282 | ace@godivakennels.com | http://www.mbkennel.com/pyr_rescue.htm |
| Saint Bernard | Smoky Mountain Saint Bernard Rescue | 966-9851 | stbernardoftn@yahoo.com | http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/TN331.html |
| Springer Spaniel | English Springer Spaniel Rescue America | 813-951-3867 | blinddogmom@yahoo.com | http://www.springerrescue.org/ |
| Weimaraner | Weimaraner Rescue | 986-9500 | info@wcweimrescue.org | http://www.wcweimrescue.org |