Morristown Hamblen Humane Society

08/26/2024

Courtesy post: this dog is running around on Spring Creek Drive. Dog is not at the shelter but contact us if this is you dog and we will get in touch with the finder.

08/26/2024

We thought for sure this handsome boy would have an owner looking for him, but no one has reached out 😢 Our foster took him in to help keep him from getting hit but he doesn’t have enough room since it was only meant to be short term. If you can help please reach out to us!! He will need fostered at least until our quarantine ends. Give us a call at 423-581-1494. Thank you!!

08/26/2024

Some of our cruelty case dogs are extra scared. We have already had two pulled by rescues and three go into foster. We still have some who would definitely benefit from being in a foster home or pulled by a rescue in order to leave the shelter environment. Especially the dog on the far right. His name is Fatsy. He was the oldest dog in the home, has a bad heart and has bad hips. He would be much more comfortable in a dog bed in a quiet home. Contact us if you can foster him or his friends at 423-581-1494.

Updates!! A rescue is going to pull Fatsy 🫶

Dog in the middle has a foster! We have more than these available for foster also! These are just the biggest needs

08/26/2024

Another one of our sweethearts looking for a foster or adopter!! She is safely being boarded at Brisby’s but deserves the love of a family!! Call us to schedule a time to meet her at 423-581-1494.

Meet Gretchen! Gretchen is here from Morristown Humane Society! She has joined us for daycare several times! Gretchen is very sweet and does enjoy being around other dogs and people! She loves to destroy fluffy toys!

If you would like to meet Gretchen, please reach out to Morristown Humane Society!

08/25/2024

Here is another one of our dogs being boarded who is still available for foster or adoption!! Give us a call if you would like to meet Lillie at 423-581-1494!

This precious lady is Lillie. Lillie is also joining us from the Morristown Humane Society! Lillie has came to us for daycare several times. She is a very nervous girl that needs a soft and patient home. Look at her sweet eyes, this girl has seen some things🩵

Reach out to Morristown Humane Society if you may want to foster or adopt Lillie!

08/25/2024

Beaux is not currently at our shelter and available to meet!! Contact us if you want to meet this sweet boy at 423-581-1494.

Beaux is one of the shelter dogs that is here while they’re full! Beaux joins us for daycare occasionally and LOVES playing with his friends! We absolutely adore this dog and want to see him go to a great home that will bring him to daycare to get all of his husky energy out!

Beaux can climb chain link!

Reach out to Morristown Humane Society if you want to meet Beaux!

08/25/2024

In the middle of a stressful and exhausting week, we couldn’t be happier to share some AMAZING news!! Dozer has been adopted!!!! Thank you so much to Nichole from Sublime K9 Training & Boarding, LLC for working with him and training him!! Happy life sweet boy!

08/24/2024

Before the craziness of another day in the life of the shelter begins, we want to take a moment to say thank you. This week has been extremely challenging for our shelter. Our staff are mentally and physically exhausted but still come in every day ready to care for the animals who need them. We are fortunate to have an amazing staff. We also have board members who jumped in to help and we are extremely grateful. Thank you to animal control for their support (and the Frosty’s!!). Our employees and board could not have made it through the last several days without the support of soooo many of you! Thank you to Brisby’s Bed & Biscuits for kenneling 6 of our healthy, fully vaccinated dogs to open up some kennels. Thank you to Foxy family Rescue for their willingness to come get one of the dogs from yesterday who is extremely pregnant and take her into their care. Thank you to Sheldon’s adopter and those who stepped up to foster Ivory and Darlin to open even more kennels. Thank you to our amazing foster who took in a very sweet stray yesterday so he wouldn’t get hit in a busy road when we didn’t have a single place to put him. Thank you to another amazing foster who is caring for our parvo pup. Thank you to our fosters caring for puppies we couldn’t bring in on quarantine last week. Thank you to Dr. O’Connor for giving up his entire lunch yesterday to come to our shelter to examine dogs. Thank you to every person who brought tarps, dog houses, food and blankets. Thank you to every person who donated funds for the enormous medical expenses we are facing. Thank you for sharing our posts and helping get the word out about our needs and for every single comment of support. We are so fortunate to have an amazing community and beyond who support us. We appreciate every single one of you 🫶

08/23/2024

We have taken in 34 dogs, one rabbit and have two cats headed our way. Several of these dogs need medical care. We aren’t even through exams and know that we have at least 2 who are heartworm positive, at least 2 with cherry eyes, several with skin loss, several with infections, one who is deaf, one with a hurt murmur, one with a bad knee, one with bad hips, and multiple moms and puppies. We desperately need help. We are facing thousands of dollars for medical care for these dogs alone.
How can you help?
- Donate towards medical care. This is our biggest challenge 😢
- Foster or adopt once our quarantine is lifted
- donate supplies: blankets, Purina dog chow small bites, Purina puppy chow, small dog beds, shampoo, paper towels. Link to the Small Bites food in comments!!

Look at these sweet faces you are helping us save with your support 💔 There are more not shown too! Especially puppies 😞

08/23/2024

Foster found!! If this is your dog give us a call!

If anyone can foster this GOOD stray please call us IMMEDIATELY. We have NO WHERE to put him but he was in a busy road. HELP!! 423-581-1494.

08/23/2024

We will be taking in 29 dogs and puppies today through animal control while on parvo quarantine and having to use EXTREME caution. These dogs do not have a choice but to come in. Staff will be focusing on providing them with all the necessary care they need and getting them settled. Please be understanding if we can’t respond to the phones and messages right away. We will post needs once we know them. This is obviously a very challenging time for our shelter since we are so full and dealing with sickness. Thank you for your continued support. We couldn’t do this without it 🫶 Also, a HUGE thank you to those who are fostering and boarding some of our current, fully vaccinated dogs so we have at least some kennels open to house these dogs. We don’t know what we would have done without you!!

08/23/2024

Courtesy post: These two dogs have been hanging out around Bent Creek Road in Russellville. Contact us if they are yours and we will get you in touch with the finder.

08/22/2024

Owner found!!

Courtesy post: found on Panther Creek Drive. contact us with any information and we will put you in touch with the finder.

08/22/2024

Courtesy post: Not at the shelter but contact us with any information and we can contact the finder.

08/22/2024

Foster found 🎉🎉

‼️‼️‼️Unfortunately we are preparing for an even larger intake of animals today or tomorrow through animal control. With us having zero kennels open this will absolutely be a challenge. This sweet girl is Ivory. She is blind, just had her first heartworm treatment injection and is picky about other dogs. We desperately need a foster for her to be able to utilize our isolation room for multiple dogs. We also have other dogs who are completely vaccinated, healthy and extremely low risk of parvo who could use fosters. Please call us if you can help at 423-581-1494.

08/21/2024

We took in 5 very large dogs today after they were found living in deplorable conditions of a home with a deceased individual. They are scared. They are filthy. The smell of them will knock you off your feet. Their nails are so long it is hard for them to walk. At least 3 of them appear to have ear infections. One is having horrible diarrhea. One is elderly and appears to have several health concerns. We are thankful that their body conditions are good and they have clearly been well fed. Once they settle down we will be able to get a much better look at them but we definitely know they will need medical care. We cannot tell you how much we appreciate each of you who donated tarps. We have every single outside and inside kennel full. We are still on parvo quarantine so it is a risk bringing them in but we had no choice. This is sad since our other dogs loose play yards but again, we just don’t have a choice. Thank you so much for helping us help them 💔

On another note, the sweet girl who tested positive for parvo this afternoon will be getting the care she needs to give her the best possible chance of survival.

Please be patient with us as phone calls and messages might not all be able to be answered right away. Our focus is and must be making sure each animal gets all the care they need.

08/21/2024

We have enough tarps and zip ties!! We are just looking for dog houses still.

‼️‼️‼️WE NEED IMMEDIATE HELP‼️‼️‼️

Just this morning we have a large number of big dogs coming in from a bad situation and we also have a new case of parvo. We don’t have anywhere to put them. We need help getting the remainder of our outside yards weather proofed immediately. What we need:

- Dog houses
- tarps
-zip ties

If you can help please let us know immediately!! This is what we have now. They need a lot of work.

08/21/2024

While you are out shopping hit the shelves to STOCK THE SHELVES of the Morristown Hamblen Humane Society! Check out this great event and our current needs! Thank you!!

08/20/2024

Make sure to get this great event on your calendar!! 🍁 🍂

08/20/2024

Reach out to us for low cost spay and neuter resources!! Please don’t wait.

08/20/2024

Here are just a few of the many many dog faces available for adoption once our quarantine is lifted!! Please plan to come meet them you won’t regret it!

08/18/2024

Can we please take a moment to say how much we appreciate Leia Hyder?!? Not only is she a foster for us and an animal advocate in our community, but she spent a ton of her weekend w**d eating all around our property and play yards. This was HARD WORK and we are extremely grateful!!

08/18/2024

Quarantine is HARD on our dogs. They don’t get visitors and aren’t able to leave for daycare or be adopted. We are in need of treats and also training treats to help them get through and be able to work with them on training. No rawhides please!! Thank you for your support 🦴

08/17/2024

Stray puppy found on Elwood Drive (now in foster). Orange kitten found on Buffalo trail and grey kitten found on Kennedy Circle. Contact us with any information at 423-581-1494.

08/17/2024

Courtesy post: this little girl is at the Walmart Buffalo Trail Neighborhood Market. If she is your dog please head that way. Thank you.

08/17/2024

Thank you to everyone who donated towards this sweet little girls care. She has been named Trinity and we will post updates as she continues to recover from her amputation 🫶

08/16/2024

Right after the other puppy came in this morning this TINY little girl came in with a severely broken, infected, rotting leg. We immediately got her to the vet and they had to immediately amputate to save her life. We are thrilled to announce she made it through surgery. We need donations of puppy formula, bottles and monetary donations to cover her surgery. We cannot believe how many medical cases have come in this week but want to continue to do everything we can to help each one. Thank you SO much for your continued support in helping us save these little lives. Total cost estimate is $300-$400.

08/16/2024

Foster found!!

‼️We are in URGENT need of an immediate foster for this little stray puppy. She was found on Buffalo Trail. It is not safe to bring her into our shelter with parvo and also not safe to leave her on her own. Please call us and leave a message or send us a Facebook message if you can foster!!

08/16/2024

‼️‼️Temporarily closed due to parvo in our puppy room!! We will be closed for at least 10 days while we monitor our puppies for signs of illness and deep clean. How can you help? We are in need of the following items:

- blankets (big and small)
- paper towels
- Rescue disinfectant (link in comments)
- Odoban
- Hand held scrub brushes

08/16/2024

Lillie has been to daycare a few days this week! Check out how she is doing! Lillie is available for adoption! 🐾