13th Annual Tennessee Week for the Animals

Tennessee Week for the Animals, a governor-proclaimed, weeklong, community-strengthening celebration, is happening through October 1, 2017! Educational institutions, animal shelters, rescue groups, and humane organizations will be hosting scores of life-saving animal events in different locations across the state. • Events will include scores of adoption events/fairs, spay/neuter awareness events, support your local animal shelter days, Dog Day Festival in Nashville, R.E.A.D. dog programs in libraries, horse & farm animals activities, veggie meetups, Memphis Animal Services Yappy Hours and special adoption fees, blessing of the animals in Chattanooga/Nashville/Memphis/Knoxville/OakRidge and therapy dogs visiting hospitals and living assisted homes. • Young Williams Animal Center is holding free pet adoptions and low cost spay/neuter ops, The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine staff and students participate each year to really add to the excitement! Oak Ridge Animal Shelter has cat and kitten special adoption fees.Nashville and Memphis shelters will have special low-cost adoption fees. A daily spotlight on The Elephant Sanctuary, a salute to our search & rescue & working K-9's, pet photos to help shelter pets, educational programs at sanctuaries, and fun-filled festival days for families to come and enjoy food, music and the always amazing animals! Children's Book donations to TN libraries. Animal lovers everywhere in Tennessee are encouraged to participate! • Please visit http://www.tennesseeanimals.org/