🐾 General Dog & Cat Rescues

✅ Bridge Home No Kill Animal Rescue – Jonesborough, TN

No‑kill shelter and rescue dedicated to saving dogs & cats of all ages.

✅ Journey’s End No Kill Animal Society – Blountville, TN

Lifetime sanctuary for hard‑to‑place and special‑needs animals.

✅ Southern Appalachian Tails Rescue – Elizabethton, TN

Foster network rescuing cats and dogs throughout the Appalachian region.

✅ Paddlecreek Ranch LLC & Rescue - Johnson City, TN

Boarding facility with a small rescue arm dedicated to saving and rehoming dogs, typically small easily adoptable breeds.

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🐱 Feral or TNR‑Focused Rescues

✅ Operation Johnson Kitty (OJK) – Johnson City, TN

Specializing in TNR (trap‑neuter‑return) & caring for special‑needs cats.

✅ Greeneville TNR Project – Greene County, TN

All‑volunteer group reducing feral cat populations through humane TNR.

✅ East Tennessee Spay & Neuter (ETSN) Rescue – Tri-Cities, TN

Low‑cost spay/neuter & limited rescue; operates “For Pete’s Sake” thrift store.

✅ Willow Foster & Ferals - Erwin, TN

Specialize in Trap Neuter Return (TNR) of stray and feral cats with some adoptable.

✅ Tiny Miracles Kitten Rescue - Johnson City, TN

Fully foster-based, neonatal kitten rescue 

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🐕 Breed‑Specific Specialty Rescues

✅ Misfit Hounds Rescue

Rescue and sanctuary for Hounds 

✅ East TN Boxer Rescue – Tri‑Cities area

Dedicated to saving and rehoming boxers & boxer mixes.

✅ Treeing Walker Coonhound Dogs – TN

Rescue & adoption for coonhounds

🐴 Farm & Equine Rescues

✅ Horse Haven of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN

State‑wide rescue & rehabilitation for abused or neglected horses.

✅ Rocky’s Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation – near Rogersville, TN

Sanctuary and rehab for senior & special‑needs horses.

✅ ET Tennessee Miniature Horse & Donkey Rescue – Greene County, TN

Focused on minis, donkeys & small equines in need.