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The Emilie Beard Foundation for Felines is dedicated to rescuing, providing sanctuary, insuring good health, and placing cats and kittens into loving and pet-responsible homes. We strive to educate the public about the importance of neuter and spay to help reduce the population of unwanted, homeless, or abandoned cats in our community.

To rescue, restore to health, and place dogs and cats from shelters and find them loving new homes. To educate the public about responsible, compassionate pet guardianship while providing both pro bono and low cost veterinary services for those who otherwise could not afford this care.

Our goal is to rescue, restore health, and place rottweilers in safe adoptive and foster homes. To offer the public that own rottweilers advice and solutions to help them to keep their rottweilers and educate the public on the importance of spay and neutering their pets. We always advocate for the rottweiler and consider him or her our clients.

Runs and oversees the Unicoi County animal shelter to protect public health and safety by handling sick, injured, stray, or dangerous animals, and to promote humane care and placement (adoptions) of stray, abused, and unwanted animals in Erwin and Unicoi County; also supports spay/neuter and other animal welfare services.

Dog Orphans is a long‑standing, no‑kill dog shelter that rescues stray, homeless and unwanted dogs and cares for them until they find permanent homes. The organization also promotes responsible dog ownership — including spay/neuter — and avoids euthanasia except when an animal’s health or temperament makes it necessary.

T H E S T R O N G E S T H E A R T S Saving dogs is their greatest passion at the Canine Connection. Their rescue/sanctuary has been raw feeding for 9 years and they are true believers of its health benefits.

The mission of The Humane Society of Elmore County is to insure the best possible quality of life for animals, to prevent cruelty to animals, to stop pet overpopulation, to strive for the humane care, treatment, and well-being of all animals through education and information, and to promote public health and safety in regards to human and animal interaction

The Sugar Glider Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, is a leader in comprehensive educational and nutritional research of sugar gliders (Petarus breviceps). Our organization was created with the desire to improve the health of sugar gliders in captivity. Together, our professionals and volunteers have a commitment to success through evidence-based research.

As a no kill cat shelter, our mission is to promote the humane and ethical treatment of abandoned, unwanted, and abused cats through active implementation of the mission and community education. Our specific focus is on promoting the health, rehabilitation and placement of cats into forever loving homes and providing educational outreach within our community

Forget Me Not Animal Rescue is a non-profit, all volunteer organization that believes all animals deserve a forever loving home. It is our mission to protect and improve the lives of abused, abandoned, and homeless animals. We work tirelessly to save and rehabilitate both physically and mentally abused animals. Every animal is given as much time and care as needed. We strive to help and educate the public on the importance of pet sterilization, responsible pet ownership, and the humane treatment of all these wonderful animals”. We accept owner surrenders at our own discretion.

Give a Dog a Home, German Shepherd Dog Rescue (GaDaH) is a volunteer based 501c3 non-profit organization who are 100% committed to saving the lives of German Shepherds and other breeds all of size ranges from Kill Shelters throughout the State of Texas. GaDaH volunteers go to great lengths to find the perfect families who understand and are able to provide both the mental and physical needs of the German Shepherd Dog. We have expanded our rescue to save all other breeds. All of our dogs are fully vetted before they are adopted.

The Center for Whale Research conducts long‑term scientific monitoring of Southern Resident killer whales — including annual censuses and health assessments — to inform conservation policy and ecosystem recovery. It also runs public outreach and education programs (including an outreach center) to raise awareness and support for orca and habitat protection.