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Armada Bar, a locally owned establishment at 116 S. Central Street in the Old City, has partnered with Young-Williams Animal Center for the second summer in a row to raise money for the shelter in August.

Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes are some of the most at-risk pets entering U.S. shelters each year. Young-Williams Animal Center, with funding support from PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, is addressing the problem by introducing the “Cherish Your Chihuahua ” spay/neuter campaign.

When Young-Williams Animal Center opens tomorrow, July 10, the Feline Palooza adoption special will begin. Adoption fees for kittens younger than 5 months will be reduced to $75, and cats older than 5 months will be free.

Young-Williams Animal Center is celebrating July 4 with an adoption special to give pets the independence from shelter life that they deserve.

Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House has partnered with Young-Williams Animal Center to help raise money for the shelter on Saturday, June 20, during “Cocktails for a Cause.”

They may be just babies, but kittens as young as four months and puppies as young as five months are old enough to get pregnant and have their first litter just two months later.

Today, Young-Williams Animal Center presented a brick that will be installed on its Walkway of Life path that leads into the shelter in honor of two local heroes.

For the second year in a row, Young-Williams Animal Center is hosting Maisy Microchip Day, named for a beagle reunited with her family after nearly six years, to encourage pet owners to microchip their pets. Sponsored by Invisible Fence of the Tennessee Valley, Maisy Microchip Day will be held at Young-Williams Animal Village at 6400 Kingston Pike on Bearden Hill.

With more than 300 dogs pre-registered to walk in Saturday’s annual Mardi Growl Parade, officials with Young-Williams Animal Center are expecting record crowds for the City of Knoxville’s biggest pet-friendly event.

Need a sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Open your heart at Young-Williams Animal Village and adopt the love of your life for a sweetheart of a deal made possible by Grayson Subaru.