Discover endless tail wags and heartwarming purrs at the Animal Shelter of Sullivan County in Blountville, Tennessee.
Adopting is more than just finding a pet; it’s about creating a lifetime bond. Join us in making a difference — for our furry friends and you. Add a special member to your family today by starting your adoption journey and experience the love that a shelter animal can offer.
Our Mission:
Increase awareness in Sullivan County about the humane treatment of animals through responsible sheltering, education, spay/neuter assistance and access to wellness.
Important Information:
The Animal Shelter of Sullivan County, Tennessee, conducts owner surrenders by appointment only. Please call 423-279-2741 to make an appointment. No walk-in surrenders will be permitted.
All animal control calls will be dispatched in a triage fashion, taking into consideration the urgent nature of the call. All strays must be brought in by animal control.
We need your donations!
100% of your tax deductible donation benefits our lifesaving rescue efforts for Sullivan County, Tennessee, animals in need.
Services
The Animal Shelter of Sullivan County has a number of services, including intake, spay/neuter and a vaccine clinic.
Intake
Intake services are available at the Animal Shelter of Sullivan County. Please click here to learn more about our intake process.
Foster
Foster families are essential members of the Animal Shelter of Sullivan County family. Take part of a rewarding program with us.
Programs
Learn about the programs offered at the Animal Shelter of Sullivan County here.
Adopt
Explore our furry friends at the Animal Shelter of Sullivan County. Complete and submit an adoption application here.
Volunteer
If you are searching for a rewarding experience and love animals, we invite you to volunteer with us. Learn more here.
Featured Stars for Adoption
Ready to Adopt? It's simple.
Fill out the application online here or click the button to the side. Once submitted and approved, a team member will contact you to arrange an appointment for the adoption OR visit the shelter during regular business hours to view the animals and complete an adoption application onsite. Once approved, your adoption will be complete, and you can welcome a new member to your family!
View all our Adoptables
View all of the wonderful animal companions waiting for adoption at our shelter on PETFINDER!
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Are you KITTEN me ??
Come to PetSmart, Bristol @ Exit 7 this Saturday, June 7th, 11 AM-4PM. We will have Ms. Kitty and LOTS of kittens ready for forever homes. 🏡
If you can't adopt, come cuddle kittens, drop off a donation & shower our kitties with love 😻
We have lots of mouths to feed 😋
⭐️ADOPTION SPECIAL🎉
$25 KITTENS & $15 ADULTS
See you soon 💚
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Courtesy post for Bristol city! Do you know me?? Found on Monte Vista Drive please contact Bristol Animal Control
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Shelley Dillon Artrip
He’s scared to death
🐾 WE’RE HIRING – JOIN OUR PACK! 🐾
The Animal Shelter of Sullivan County is looking for a compassionate, dedicated Kennel Technician to join our team! If you love animals and want to make a real difference, this is your chance to help us create a paws-itive future. 🐶🐱
Requirements:
✔️ Experience handling dogs
✔️ Genuine compassion for animals
✔️ Strong teamwork and communication skills
📍 Located in Blountville, TN
📅 Apply today by scanning the QR code or visiting our website: animalshelter-sullivancounty.org
Or employment link:
service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=sctnas&method=online_form_html&formid=22
📞 Questions? Call us at 423-279-2741
📧 asosc.Director@gmail.com
📍 380 Masengill Rd., Blountville, TN 37617
Help us care for the animals who need us most — join our animal care team today! 💚
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Calling all Sleep Token fans⚔️ 🎶:
Come meet the Sleep Token litter and others at Petsmart in Bristol VA (Exit 7) on Saturday June 7th! 🦩 🎤
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Love this!!
Londra Weber Samantha Leigh Ann
Ky Daniéll
Adoption Special: Kittens $25 & adult cats $15. Come meet your new best friend 🧡
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Love the sleep token names 🤣
I can tell some sleep token fans were involved with naming 🤭❤️
🐶 Our Shelter is Full — Help Us Help Them! 🐾
Right now, our shelter is full of sweet, loving dogs just waiting for their second chance — and we need your help! ❤️
We’re offering a special $20 adoption fee to help our pups find the forever homes they deserve. Whether you’re looking for a playful companion, a loyal snuggler, or a walking buddy, we have the perfect match for you!
Not quite ready to commit? No problem! Ask us about our Foster-to-Adopt Program — it’s a wonderful way to open your home and heart temporarily, with the option to make it forever. 🏡
Every adoption opens a space for another dog in need. Come meet your new best friend today. They’re waiting with wagging tails and hopeful eyes. 🐕💕
📍 380 Masengill Rd, Blountville TN 37617
📞 423-279-2741
⏰ Monday- Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 5:30pm
🧑💻animalshelter-sullivancounty.org
Please share — together, we can save more lives!
#AdoptDontShop #DogAdoption #FosterToAdopt #ShelterFullOfDogs
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There's a stray Pyrenees at my house that needs picked up ASAP
June is Cat Adoption Month! 🐾
Looking for a furry friend to brighten your days? Now’s the purr-fect time! 🐱
🎉 All Adult Cat adoptions are just $15 all month long! 🎉
Kitten Adoptions are just $25 all month long!
That includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchip, and a lifetime of love.
Give a deserving kitty their forever home — and gain a loving companion in return. ❤️
📍 Visit us or check out our adoptable cats online: animalshelter-Sullivancounty.org
Or come see us at 380 Masengill Rd, Blountville TN 37617
📅 Offer valid through June 30th!
#AdoptDontShop #CatAdoptionMonth #FureverHome #AdoptACat #CatLoversUnited
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Two of adorable babies in foster! Fostering saves lives! Can you foster? For more information to please the shelter!
☎️423-279-2741
service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=sctnas&method=online_form_html&formid=4
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2 well behaved dogs. Someone adopt 💚
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Sunday Shelter Successes 🐾
Snapshot of our weekly adoptions. Congrats to the adopters for growing your family. Happy life!! 🏡
Adopt Don't Shop ♥️
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Courtesy posting for Bristol City AC:
Found on 2500 block Volunteer Parkway 5/31
Please call 423-989-5600
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Is this a Chihuahua? If not claimed by owner, would be interested in adopting.
Poor baby
Looks scared poor baby
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-Owner reclaimed-
Courtesy posting for Bristol City AC- found at Wallace Collision 5/30
Please call their non emergency number at 423-989-5600
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Owner found
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Courtesy posting for Bristol city AC- found 5/29/25 Summer Hills drive. No microchips found
Please call their non emergency number 423-989-5600
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SHOUT OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY!! 🎉 Donations have been pouring in! We couldn’t do what we do without you! So our team thanks you and the kitties thank you!
🚨 URGENT MEWS 🚨
Hi hoomans, it’s us, the kittens 🐾
We have a very serious situation on our tiny paws… our wet food stash is getting dangerously low 😿 Every time the can opens, we wonder… is this the last one?! Will our bowls echo with emptiness tomorrow??
We’re being very brave about it, but please send help (and pate). We love KITTEN FANCY FEAST!
Here are some links or you can bring it by our home!
380 Masengill Rd, Blountville TN 37617
a.co/cMh1eCw
www.chewy.com/g/animal-shelter-of-sullivan-county-inc_b75988837
www.petsmart.com/cat/food-and-treats/wet-food/purina-fancy-feast-kitten-classic-pate-wet-cat-food...
Signed,
Desperate & Dramatic Fuzzballs 🐱💔🍽️
#FeedTheFloofs #WetFoodCrisis2025 #EmptyBowlAnxiety
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Thank you thank you!!!
Three cases on the way!!!
Just placed order for 3 cases from Chewy - thank you for caring for these sweet babies!
So many kittens and cats. It's kitten season!! 😸
Foster to Adopt would be great for some of these babies 🏡
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I have 3 precious angels I have adopted with this shelter they are great and it is a simple easy process
I would love to adopt a TORTI KITTEN. Someone STOLE my TORTI named MARLEY right out of my car June 5th, 2024 at the WALMART ON STONE DRIVE. I MISS HER SOOOOO MUCH.
What requirements are needed to adopt a kitten? ✨
✨️Foster to Adopt ⭐️
Great way to get to know your new family member before adopting ♥️
Lots of kittens and dogs waiting for YOU! Message for more information or come by!
Mon-Wed & Fri-Sat 1230-530 PM
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Meet Grub — a tiny fighter with a big heart. 💛 He came to our shelter about a month ago from a tough situation, underweight and not feeling his best. Our team jumped into action and got him started on medications for an upper respiratory infection and some pesky parasites. After a few rounds of meds, lots of love, and a cozy place to crash, Grub started to improve!
At the shelter he was still working on gaining enough weight for surgery, but something wonderful happened in the meantime — Grub found a family! He went into a foster-to-adopt home and has been soaking up all the cuddles working on putting on weight at home.
However, recently Grub started feeling unwell again. His foster family reached out to the shelter, and we provided another round of medication. But when they saw he still wasn’t perking up, they knew he needed more urgent care — because with kittens, things can change fast. They rushed him to the airport emergency vet, where he’s now getting the best care possible. The estimated total for his care is $2,045.00 high end!
The veterinary team is not exactly sure what’s causing this setback, but we’re staying hopeful — and doing everything we can to support this sweet little guy.
Emergency care comes with a high cost, and we’re asking for our community’s help to cover Grub’s medical expenses. Every dollar makes a difference and brings Grub one step closer to feeling better & helps his new family with the heavy financial aspect of his care
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Wow! Our community has been great! Thank you for all the donations! We most purchased 20 boxes of 24 cans from chewy!
I sent food for the kittens! Chewy will be delivering!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Today, on Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who gave everything for our country. Their courage, sacrifice, and love for our nation will never be forgotten.
As we reflect on their selfless service, we’re also reminded of the peace and safety we are gifted because of them—a gift that even our shelter dogs feel. Though they may not understand the full meaning of today, we know that each wagging tail, grateful heart, and hopeful pair of eyes carries a quiet "thank you" to the heroes who made their second chances possible.
From all of us—and our four-legged friends—thank you to those who paid the ultimate price. Your legacy lives on in the freedom we cherish and the lives we get to help rebuild, one paw at a time.
📸 Little Ann, awaiting her hero and hoping to find a family to spend the next holiday with. Visit our website to apply to adopt her or another shelter pet.
www.animalshelter-sullivancounty.org/
#MemorialDay #RememberAndHonor #ThankYouHeroes #ShelterDogsRemember
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Sunday Shelter Successes 🐾
What great week of adoptions 💓
Here is a Snapshot of some of the adoptions this week. Happy life and congratulations!! 🏡
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It’s my Loki❤️❤️❤️
This is such good news!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Are you KITTEN me ??
Come to PetSmart, Bristol @ Exit 7 this Saturday, June 7th, 11 AM-4PM. We will have Ms. Kitty and LOTS of kittens ready for forever homes. 🏡
If you can't adopt, come cuddle kittens, drop off a donation & shower our kitties with love 😻
We have lots of mouths to feed 😋
⭐️ADOPTION SPECIAL🎉
$25 KITTENS & $15 ADULTS
See you soon 💚
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Courtesy post for Bristol city! Do you know me?? Found on Monte Vista Drive please contact Bristol Animal Control
2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Shelley Dillon Artrip
He’s scared to death
🐾 WE’RE HIRING – JOIN OUR PACK! 🐾
The Animal Shelter of Sullivan County is looking for a compassionate, dedicated Kennel Technician to join our team! If you love animals and want to make a real difference, this is your chance to help us create a paws-itive future. 🐶🐱
Requirements:
✔️ Experience handling dogs
✔️ Genuine compassion for animals
✔️ Strong teamwork and communication skills
📍 Located in Blountville, TN
📅 Apply today by scanning the QR code or visiting our website: animalshelter-sullivancounty.org
Or employment link:
service.sheltermanager.com/asmservice?account=sctnas&method=online_form_html&formid=22
📞 Questions? Call us at 423-279-2741
📧 asosc.Director@gmail.com
📍 380 Masengill Rd., Blountville, TN 37617
Help us care for the animals who need us most — join our animal care team today! 💚
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