Humane Society of East Tennessee

04/02/2025

Thank God people are being held accountable for what they do to animals. They have no voice, cannot make a call for help and sure could not have done anything so wrong that they are abused and kept in deplorable conditions. And kudos to the Judge Gallegos for the verdict laid upon these people physically with jail time and not being allowed to own more animals, but also financially for making them pay to help care for the animals that ended up in the Blount County Animal Shelter. I believe that there should also be the fact of the emotional stress and harm placed on the people involved that has to care for the poor animals. Seeing them in these conditions can play hard on your mind.

Four defendants in an animal cruelty case are back in jail after allegedly violating the terms of their plea agreement.

03/19/2025

03/19/2025

Where are all of our Doodle
Lovers ❤️?
Aussie Doodle to be exact

Meet Miss Luna, an almost 4yr old (May 27) , looking for her new family.
Luna is a good girl, knows basic obedience , (quite well behaved may we add), has great recall, does well with other dogs, loves attention and cuddles, and would love a family to call her own, FOREVER..

Luna does have a few requests
in looking for that family though and they are as follows:

1) No first time dog owners. Luna needs a home with someone who is familiar with being the alpha and being able to show Luna, in a good way, that she is not the BOSS. She does not make the rules and she will hear and listen to the word, "NO".

1) Luna would like a family with older, dog
savy children. Children over 13 would be perfect for Luna, as they will play with her but not allow her to play to rough or take advantage of them.

3) Luna would love a yard to play in , however,a family that would run, hike, walk and exercise with her would be amazing.

If you think you can meet Miss Luna's requests and your heart and home is ready for an amazing girl with tons of potential, please contact our adoption coordinator Sue @ 865-250-7462.
Text LUNA and she will be in touch as soon as possible. Someone is going get themselves 1 Great Dog when they adopt Luna.

01/28/2025

The Humane Society of East Tennessee (HSET) is looking for people who are dedicated to the same mission as us. We are looking for those who believe that the animals of Blount and surrounding counties, who have been surrendered or abandoned to no fault of their own, deserve a second chance at love. These animals can include but are not limited to, cats, dogs, rabbits and guinea pigs, and sometimes a random exotic.
We are currently looking for those people to help in the following areas of our rescue. If you think that you are able to help us out please contact us. We would love for you to join our Animal Compassion Team (A C.T.)

The areas we need help in are

*Cat Adoption Center
People who can spend 1+ hours at a time scooping, cleaning, feeding,dishes,laundry,socializing with the cats. (We are a Free Roam Center, so you will have plenty of company while there.)

**Fosters-
We are looking for Dog fosters who will give our intakes a soft place to land, where they can learn to be a part of the family while awaiting their forever homes. These dogs are vetted prior to coming into your home with vaccines, heartworm test and preventatives, flea preventative, spay/neuter and microchips. They will be evaluated with kids, dogs,and cats prior to your commitment.
We could also use bunny rabbit and. Guinea pig fosters as we receive many requests to help with those as well.

All food and supplies will be provided as long as the pet remains with you or until adoption.

***Sponsors-
HSET would also love for those that cannot foster or adopt to consider sponsorship of a pet in our care. This could be on a monthly basis and would include a monthly update and picture of the pet of your choice until the time of adoption. This will help us to be able to accept more animals into the rescue. Donatio amounts are at your discretion

If you can help in any of the these areas, please contact Sue @ 865-250-7462or email us at [email protected]
Donations can be made via PayPal @

[email protected]

Or mailed to
HSET
PO Box 12
Rockford, TN 37853

01/22/2025

HSET is very happy to announce that our sweet twin boys, Strawberry & Avacado, have found their FUREVER Homes. These boys arrived at our new Adoption Location the very 1st day we rented the building. They just happened to show up at the same time as our Director and followed her in through the front door. Guess they knew what we were planning to turn the building into. Their collars gave them their names.
They have now been renamed by their mom Caroline and she calls them Barrie & Beau.
We wish these boys the very best lives.
🐾❤️🐾

01/01/2025

May everyone have a safe and Happy New Year's Eve. May your coming year be filled with good things.

12/21/2024

Columbo🌈🐾

Our sweet, handsome boy, Columbo crossed the rainbow bridge last night. Columbo came to HSET as a kitten several years ago with his brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, this wonderful guy never got adopted. Sadly, black cats and cats that may not look perfect (they are purr-fect to us), often get overlooked in shelters. He spent his days hanging out with and napping with his best bud, Shane. He loved his canned food and knew when it was time for it. He was really a shy kitty, but this sweet boy really came out of his shell the last couple of years and had really bonded with a couple of the volunteers. We are so saddened to see him go. Like Columbo, many of our resident cats are older and have health issues. They will spend their golden years with us. In honor of Columbo, if you’ve been thinking of adding a furry friend to your family, consider giving an older, not so purr-fect cat a forever home.

12/14/2024

Come out and see Santa Paws today at
PetSmart in Alcoa
219 Hamilton Crossing from 2-6
Bring the family and the pets to make some wonderful Christmas memories and support the
Humane Society of East Tennessee
Call 865-250-7462 with questions

11/18/2024

Wanted: A short term foster home/landing spot in Maryville/Alcoa TN for our furry fugitive, Downtown Dash! This boy has been roaming Maryville city for several months, avoiding people and leashes. He’s never been aggressive and appears scared. We need a foster volunteer once he’s trapped by Smoky Mountain K9 Search & Rescue.

What YOU provide as a foster:

Ability to keep him isolated from other pets until he’s vetted, vaccinated.

Someone who is mostly home and willing to work on basic training (provided), confidence building, potty training, and acclimating him to being in a home.

A safe place to help Dash decompress, learn to be a dog, and trust that not all people are bad!

A fenced secure yard and someone willing to leash walk him at all times.

What’s provided by the Humane Society of East TN (HSET):

Food, supplies and all medical care.

Constant support and availability of HSET

Local celebrity status for helping handsome Dash

There is an application process through HSET – if interested, please contact Sue at 865-250-7462. You can also text DASH for info or for application.

Together we can help Dash find a loving forever home! If you can’t foster, please consider donating to his safe capture and vetting.

11/11/2024

‼️‼️VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED‼️‼️

Are you an animal lover, especially cats? Looking for a way to help out the animals in your community? Our cat adoption center is in desperate need of volunteers. We are a small, local animal rescue with just a few volunteers. We have around 25 cats in our care. We need volunteers who can offer up at least a couple of hours a week to come in and help out. We are flexible with times and can work around your busy schedule. We mostly need people who can come in for evening or morning shifts to feed the cats, scoop litter boxes, change bedding/pee pads, and sweep/mop. Usually, this takes around a 2-3 hours. No heavy lifting involved. This would be perfect for stay at home parents, retirees, or even responsible students looking for ways to help out in their community and help the cats. If you would like to help, please reach out to us by Facebook Messenger or call Sue @865-250-7462. If you’re unable to volunteer, please share this post with your friends❤️ Thank you!!

09/27/2024

Little Dottie Latte will be 12 weeks on Saturday. She is completely deaf but can see just fine. Is there anyone that can help me train her (that is not too expensive and has experience) before my foot surgery in a little over a month?

09/08/2024

The end result of shopping at PetSmart.

09/08/2024

Dottie's first PetSmart trip

09/07/2024

We want to welcome this little one to HSET

This is sweet Dottie Lottie. She is a 9 week old, Staffordshire/American Pit Bull puppy that will be looking for her new home after a visit to the vet and a clean bill of health.
Dottie is looking for a special home that can supply her with the love,attention and training she will need as a DEAF pup.
Right now, Dottie is very quiet except when she snores, but that will change as she gets a little older. Her activity level will increase and the Pittie antics will come through. If you would like information on Dottie, please contact Sue @ 865-250-7462.