Join in the planning this historic week for Tennessee's animals! Please join the Tennessee Week for the Animals Facebook community.
We are thrilled to announce the 5th Annual Tennessee Week for the Animals presented by Animal World USA kicks off on Saturday September 19, 2009.
Kick-off events to be announced soon.
The week will conclude on Sunday, September 27th. See our Calendar of Events page for more details on the wide array of events taking place across Tennessee during what will surely be an amazing 5th Tennessee Week for the Animals!
Throughout the week, educational institutions, animal shelters, rescue groups, and humane organizations across the state will be hosting scores of wonderful animal-related special events. Educators, students, businesses and caring citizens across Tennessee will be joining in, creating and planning their exciting activities to celebrate and help animals.
Events will include adoption fairs, spay/neuter awareness events, shelter beautification days, R.E.A.D. dog programs in libraries, walks for the farm animals and therapy dogs visiting hospitals and nursing homes.
Also to be included are a salute to our canine military and police dogs, feral cat initiatives, animal law events, educational programs at sanctuaries and zoos, blessings for the animals, and full-filled festival days for families to come and enjoy food, music and the always mystical animals!
Please become involved! Events are being planned now, and we need animal lovers everywhere in Tennessee to start planning so we can all collectivley participate! See the page "Become Involved" on this website for lots of great ideas and suggestions on what you can do.
See the Calendar of Events for exciting events already in the planning, and please note we will be adding events and activities right up to the kick-off of the exciting week.
Please Join Together with:
Governor Phil Bredesen
Animal World USA
Animal Law Coalition
Alley Cat Allies
ACT of Memphis
Adoptions by Lorie
American Eagle Foundation
Animal Protection Association
ASPCA
ARFNets
Bartlett Animal Shelter
Blount County Humane Society
Bonaparte's Retreat
Boston Terrier of East Tennessee
Boykin Spaniel Rescue
Brew Pups
CAA- Community Action for Animals.
City of Memphis
City of Oak Ridge
Congressman Steve Cohen
Debbie Richmond, Artist
Decatur Humane Association
Dogs Deserve Better-No Chains!
Dogs 2nd Chance
Don Wayne Morgan, Artist
Dragonwood Pig Sanctuary
East Ridge Animal Shelter
Elephant Sanctuary
Emmylou Harris
Farm Sanctuary
Fayette County Animal Rescue
Food Awareness
Fred Weiser, wildlife artist
Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary
Good Dog Rescue
Governor Phil Bredesen
Grace St. Luke's Church
Guardian Angel Pet Rescue
Guy Veneable, musician extraordinaire
Hardin County Humane Society
Hearts of Pit Gold Rescue
Horse Creek Wildlife
House of Mews
Humane Educational Society, Chattanooga
Humane Society of the United States
Humane Association of Wilson County
Jack Hanna
Jackson-Madison Humane Society
Johnson City Animal Control
Karen Wilson, Author
Knoxville Zoo
Holly Help Memorial Spay Fund
Lambuth University
Lichterman Nature Center
Loving Paws Rescue West TN
McKamey Animal Center
McMinn Regional Humane Society
Memphis Animal Coalition
Memphis Animal Services
Memphis Area Golden Retreiver Rescue
Memphis Blues Society
Memphis Flyer
Memphis Rock n Soul Museum
Memphis Sound Entertainment
Memphis Zoo
Memphis Shelby County Humane Society
Metro Animal Care & Control, Nashville
Mewtopia Cat Rescue
Midsouth Therapy Dogs
Mustang Alley Horse Rescue & Riding Stables
Nashville Humane Association
Nashville Paws magazine
Nashville Zoo
Native American Indian Association of Tennessee
NIFAA: National Institute for Animal Advocacy
Oak Ridge Animal Shelter
On the 5th Day Sanctuary
Pals with Pawz
Paws of Maury County
Paws Rutherford Animal Shelter
Pets 4 You
Rainbow Ridge Rescue
Rutherford County Humane Society
Sam Phillips Recording Studio
SARG
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy
Siberian Husky Assist
Strawberry Fields Horse Rescue
Sun Studio
Sunny Meadow Safehaven for Pets
St. Francis Animal Rescue
Tennessee Aquarium
Tennessee Library Association
Tennessee Task Force
The A.R.K. Rain Foundation
The Elephant Sanctuary
The Gryphon Press
The Spay Station
Tipton Animal Shelter
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee Veterinary School
Upper Cumberland Humane Society
Veterans Helping Today’s Returning Heroes
Washington County Humane Society
West Tennessee Animal Coalition
West Tennessee Border Collie Rescue
World Peace Diet
Young-Williams Animal Center
