Resources & Rescues for Helping the Animals
Connecting Good People for Pup's Sake!
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. ~Albert Schweitzer
Fix For Life
LOW-COST Spay & Neuter Clinic
Reducing pet over-population through high volume, high quality, affordable spay/neuter services.
511 W Baddour Parkway, Lebanon TN 37087 615.453.2349 . 888.453.2349
Precious Friends Puppy Rescue
A No-Kill Shelter for 8-12 Week Old Puppies
No Bully Breeds. Call for appointment. 1st round vaccination required 2 weeks in advance of drop-off.
114 Kraft Street, Clarksville TN 37040
931.551.4407 www.PreciousFriends.net
If you or someone you know has a litter of puppies, please call 931-551-4407 to schedule FREE vaccinations at Precious Friends and then scheduling drop-off at Precious Friends 10-14 days later.
A Bark Above
Cage-Free Doggie Daycare, Boarding, & Grooming
1313 McGavock Pike, Nashville TN. 615.258.1600
1313 McGavock Pike, Nashville TN. 615.258.1600
Dizzy's Dog Wash
Self Service Dog Wash, All Natural Foods
512 Heather Place, Nashville TN. 615.463.7338
512 Heather Place, Nashville TN. 615.463.7338
The Whole Kit & Kapoodle
Dog Sitting &/or Walking, & All Natural Treats
Dog Sitting &/or Walking, & All Natural Treats
Patti Lunsford. 615.889.9222
Camp Chaos' Vet of Choice!
VCA Animal Care Center
Everyone on our staff believes that the better we get to know your pets, the better we can provide the best possible health care for them.
2701 N Mt Juliet Road, Mt Juliet TN
615.754.PETS
Brown Dog Foundation
Changing Lives. One PAW at a time.
Offering pet owners in temporary financial crisis an alternative to euthanasia when their pet faces a treatable life-threatening condition.
PLEASE SPAY & NEUTER
YOUR DOGS & CATS, AS WELL AS PET RABBITS!
Camp Chaos 37206
Nashville . TN
Nashville . TN
Helping Hand
Dog Grooming, Pet Sitting, & Dog Walking
Dog Grooming, Pet Sitting, & Dog Walking
Jessica Burrell. 615.299.7848
Red Rover Pet Care
Cage-Free Doggie Daycare, Boarding, & Grooming
1000 4th Ave N, Nashville TN. 615.227.7709
1000 4th Ave N, Nashville TN. 615.227.7709
Southern Alliance for Animal Welfare
Nashville's Homeless Pet Owner Outreach
PO Box 23535, Nashville TN 37202. 615.474.8390 www.FixYourPet.org
Metro Animal Care & Control
5125 Harding Pl. Nashville TN 37211
*Call 615.862.7928 to Report Animal Abuse or to see if an animal you have found has been reported as lost.
*Visit for vetted & altered adoptable animals. They are a high-kill facility. Animals here are dying to be adopted!
Nashville Humane Association
213 Oceola Ave. Nashville TN 37209
*Call 615.352.4030 to schedule $10 spay or neuter. Only available for taken-in strays, low-income families, & 501c3 rescue organizations. Includes rabies, 7-way vax, nail trim, flea/tick preventative. Patience required.
*Call 615.352.1010 to see if a found animal has been reported as lost.
*Call 615.354.6336 to schedule an intake appointment if rescues are full & it is a non-bully dog. There is a fee & the dog must pass a temperament test. They are a low-kill facility.
Nashville Area Dog Rescues
Adopt A Rescue!
East C.A.N. (Community Action Network)
Email: info@EastCAN.org
Phone: 615.604.8320
Email: SilverRescue@gmail.com
Please visit Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 4pm. Click for directions: 5125 Harding Place Nashville TN 37211
Email: giveadogahome@comcast.net
Email: cprtransport@gmail.com
Phone: 615.260.8473 or 731.217.6196
Email: info@proverbs1210rescue.org
Email: kimberskritters@aol.com
Email: blueydogrescue@comcast.net
Email: rescue@nashvillecresteds.org
Phone: 615.641.7328
Phone: 615.352.1010
Email: GPANashville@gmail.com
Phone: 615.269.4088
Email: LDStuberg@aol.com
Phone: 260.414.7109
Phone: 615.791.0827
The Factory at Franklin
230 Franklin Rd Ste 1303, Franklin, TN 37064
Email: jhart@cityofmtjuliet.org
Phone: 615.773.5533
All About Rescue & Fixin' of Cookeville
Email: aarfpets@yahoo.com
New England Area Dog Rescues
American Lab Rescue (Willington, CT)
Email: americanlabrescue@yahoo.com
Mutts 4 Rescue (Portsmouth, RI)
Email: BethHickey@gmail.com
Great Dog Rescue of New England (New England Area)
Email: info@gdrne.com
Good Dog Rescue (Enfield, CT)
Email: info@gooddogrescue.com
Nashville Area Cat Rescues
Adopt A Rescue!
Email: sfawg@att.net
Phone: 615.228.5335
Please visit Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 4pm. Click for directions: 5125 Harding Place Nashville TN 37211
Phone: 615.352.1010
Email: jhart@cityofmtjuliet.org
Phone: 615.773.5533
Email: loveallcats3@hotmail.com
Phone: 615.596.4471
Phone: 615.297.7877
Phone: 615.834.6441
Email: DesperateCatsRUs@aol.com
Email: julia@theprivilegedpet.com
Other Animal Nashville Area Rescues
Adopt A Rescue!
For bunnies, goats, guinea pigs, & more! Please visit Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 4pm. Click for directions: 5125 Harding Place Nashville TN 37211
Email: bunnyrescue1@mac.com
Phone: 615.260.3808
Phone: 615.491.9644
Email: kimberskritters@aol.com
Bully Breed Rescues
Adopt A Rescue!
Safe Place for Animals (Gallatin, TN)
Email: dianatownsend@bellsouth.net
Companion Pet Rescue & Transport (Clarksville, TN)
Email: cprtransport@gmail.com
Phone: 615.260.8473 or 731.217.6196
Mutts 4 Rescue (Portsmouth, RI)
Email: BethHickey@gmail.com
East C.A.N. (Community Action Network)
Email: info@EastCAN.org
Phone: 615.604.8320
Silver Rescue (Nashville, TN)
Email: SilverRescue@gmail.com
Hearts of Gold Pit Rescue (Memphis, TN)
Homeless Pets Foundation (Atlanta, GA)
Email: adoptions@homelesspets.com
Phone: 404.451.9494
If You Need Help Finding A Dog A Home
PLEASE READ THE 'AVOID FOR THE LOVE OF DOG' SECTION BELOW.
All these rescue groups are non-profits. They don't call them non-profit for nothing, for, there is no monetary profit in rescue. We get what we need from a lick, a look, or a woof. For the rescues to survive, they must get donations, both small & large of money & items, too, from leashes to bowls to food to crates & fencing. "Remember to tip your band" is heard regularly at the honky tonks in downtown Nashville. Let it apply to rescue organizations, too!
Please donate to any rescue that helps you, whether you adopted the love of your life from them; whether you had their help finding a foster home for the pooch you found on the roadside; or, whether they found a furever home for the dog you have fostered.
If you must rehome your own dog, please give any rescue who helps you a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks. If your dog is older than 1 year, add 2 to 4 weeks.
If you found a puppy, please contact a rescue while it's still young. Puppies are ALWAYS easier to find homes for, especially with organizations that have adoption days. While you may think you'll keep it, there is the chance that expenses & the daily shoe-eating will overwhelm you.
And last but not least...when contacting rescues to help a dog in need:
*Ask for veterinary references, (and call them)
*Ask other reputable rescue groups
*Ask about the application process: do they require home visits, veterinary reference checks, spay/neuter, full vaccines, and microchips?
*Visit the premises if you're able.
*Ask other reputable rescue groups
*Ask about the application process: do they require home visits, veterinary reference checks, spay/neuter, full vaccines, and microchips?
*Visit the premises if you're able.
All good things,
Captain & Commander Chaos
Why Should I Spay Or Neuter My Pet?
This question is raised many times by people who are unfamiliar with the overpopulation of pets.
Our cats and dogs can't add or subtract, but they sure can multiply. What? Read these statistics. We hope you'll not only catch on but also share the information with others so they too will know how important it is to spay and neuter dogs and cats as well pet bunnies.
Each year, more than 12 million healthy dogs and cats are killed in the U.S. simply because there are not enough homes and families to adopt them.
Over one quarter of the animals killed annually are purebreds.
Seven puppies and kittens are born for every human, so there can never be enough good homes for all of the unwanted, unplanned puppies and kittens. And more puppies and kittens are born everyday.
One female cat and her offspring can produce over 420,000 cats in seven years.
One dog and her offspring can produce over 67,000 dogs in six years.
Only 14% of people get their pets from shelters. Many healthy, loving, & great dogs and cats never get a chance at a great home.
Here are some benefits for fixing your pet:
*One female cat and her offspring can produce over 420,000 cats in seven years.
*One dog and her offspring can produce over 67,000 dogs in six years.
*Only 14% of people get their pets from shelters. Many healthy, loving, and all-around great dogs and cats never get a chance at a great home.
*Only 14% of people get their pets from shelters. Many healthy, loving, and all-around great dogs and cats never get a chance at a great home.
Here are some benefits for fixing your pet:
*One female cat and her offspring can produce over 420,000 cats in seven years.
*One dog and her offspring can produce over 67,000 dogs in six years.
*Only 14% of people get their pets from shelters. Many healthy, loving, and all-around great dogs and cats never get a chance at a great home.
*Only 14% of people get their pets from shelters. Many healthy, loving, and all-around great dogs and cats never get a chance at a great home.
Here are some benefits for fixing your pet:
*One female cat and her offspring can produce over 420,000 cats in seven years.
*One dog and her offspring can produce over 67,000 dogs in six years.
*Only 14% of people get their pets from shelters. Many healthy, loving, and all-around great dogs and cats never get a chance at a great home.
*Only 14% of people get their pets from shelters. Many healthy, loving, and all-around great dogs and cats never get a chance at a great home.
Here are some benefits for fixing your pet:
*Roaming and aggressiveness are often linked to sex drive. Neutered pets are calmer and more affectionate.
*You will not have to put up with staining or spraying.
*You will not have to fight off males when your female pet is in season (while she hopefully is awaiting her spay appointment).
*You will not suffer heartbreak when there are not enough homes for your puppies and kittens.
*You will not have to put up with staining or spraying.
*You will not have to fight off males when your female pet is in season (while she hopefully is awaiting her spay appointment).
*You will not suffer heartbreak when there are not enough homes for your puppies and kittens.
*You will not have to take the puppies and kittens that you couldn't sell to animal control where they will live in a cage and risk being euthanized if not adopted within 7 days.
*Your pet will be healthier and less likely to develop certain cancers, as well as avoid possible injuries from fighting.
*Your pet will be healthier and less likely to develop certain cancers, as well as avoid possible injuries from fighting.
*You will help all animals by not adding to the pet population explosion.
Our pets are dying for you to spay and neuter!
It stops the killing!
Please do your part to stop unnecessary deaths of healthy companion animals due to overcrowding in our shelters and a lack of homes. Even to save an animal here by getting it into a rescue up North, there has to be a foster home. And there are never enough foster homes!
Day Care, Dog Walking, Dog Sitting, & Boarding
Dog Food & More
Spaying Females, Neutering Males, & Vet Care for Everyone
Read more about spaying & neutering at the bottom of this page!
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Grants to Help with Emergency Vet Care
United Animal Nations
Bringing animals out of crisis and into care.
UAN's main programs serve animals directly by providing financial service or volunteer support.
Transporting North
Wags & Whiskers
Holistic food & treats and self-serve dog wash!
In the 5 Points, behind Margot, under The Hip Zipper 615.228.WAGZ
Nashville Pet Products
Our customer service sets us apart!
2621 Cruzen Street, Nashville TN. 615.242.2223
2621 Cruzen Street, Nashville TN. 615.242.2223
Good Vibrations through Associations
Nashville PITTIE
Pit-bull Initiative To Transform Image – Educate Through education, dispelling the many myths about the pit-bull; bringing light to the positive contributions the bully breeds have made to society throughout history and continue to make today.
Avoid for the Love of Dog
Southside Bulldoggin' Rescue
Rescue by Casey or Danielle or Curly Phelps
Ezell Pike. Nashville, TN
Read the article from News Channel 5 for more info.
East C.A.N.
East C.A.N.'s mission is to make a positive & immediate difference in East Nashville by facilitating neighbors helping neighbors. They assist with both animal welfare issues as well as human welfare projects.
Emergency Vet Care
P.E.T.S. After Hours Emergency Pet Care
1668 Mallory Lane, Brentwood TN 37027
615.333.1212 www.avs-pets.com
Nashville Pet Emergency Clinic
2000 12th Avenue S, Nashville, TN 37204
615.383.2600
Rivergate Pet Emergency Clinic
910 Meadowlark Lane, Goodlettsville, TN 37204 615.383.2600
Lost & Found Help
Nashville Pet Finders
Pet Harbor
Bellevue Animal Hospital
Low Cost Spay & Neuter
7098 Old Harding Road, Nashville TN 37221 615.646.7724 www.BellevueAH.com
Fido Finder
Little House Animal Hospital
Bunny Vet Care with Dr. Kathy Kunkel
1109 Battlewood Street, Franklin TN 37069. 615.791.9148
Nashville New Beginnings
for Pits and All Breeds
Nashville, TN 37217
Please do not support them unless you are rescuing a dog from this rescue!
The Fix Foundation
We will transport 50-70 mile radius into TN & KY. We are located off Exit 2 at the KY/TN state line on I-65.
2132 Kenneth Utley Drive, Franklin KY 42134. 270.586.6600
We will transport 50-70 mile radius into TN & KY. We are located off Exit 2 at the KY/TN state line on I-65.
2132 Kenneth Utley Drive, Franklin KY 42134. 270.586.6600
Pup Scouts Day Camp
Training Classes, Agility, & Doggy Day Care
2909 Armory Drive, Nashville TN 37204. 615.255.2909
VCA Animal Care Center
Monday - Friday to 7pm, Saturday to 5pm.
2701 N Mt Juliet Road, Mt Juliet TN
615.754.PETS
Craigslist Posts
There are individuals who will take in dogs needing to be rehomed for a small donation only to then take the dogs for intake at Metro Animal Care & Control. Even if the dog is a Pit Bull mix, which means the dog will be euthanized at Animal Control, they still will be taken there for intake. If the dogs are rehomed, typically there is no regard for the adopter's intentions, i.e. using them as bait dogs to train fighting dogs. While everyone deserves a chance, please be very cautious when giving away your dog, whether it is to a family or to a rescue. Ask questions and email others to inquire about the legitimacy of unknown rescues. If it seems too good to be true, chances are it is too good to be true, which can equal anything from humane euthanasia to a brutal & horrific death.
Help-A-Pet
Providing financial assistance nationwide for medical care of pets whose owners are unable to afford the expense.
Lovie's Legacy
The road is wide & the needs are many, so we invite you to join us on our journey of "Helping People Help Animals."
Middle TN Pet Resource Center
Bringing together news & events relating to domestic pets in Middle TN.
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Wildlife Organizations
Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary
160 acres of protected green space in northwestern Williamson County. Usage is dedicated to a mission of education, conservation, restoration, research, & species protection.
545 Beech Creek Road, Brentwood TN 37027
615-370-4672 www.OwlsHill.org
Walden’s Puddle
Walden’s Puddle provides care and treatment to sick, injured & legitimately orphaned Native Tennessee Wildlife, as well as, educational experiences to the community.
PO Box 641, Joelton, TN 37080
615.299.9938 www.WaldensPuddle.org
