If you have lost or found a pet in the community, please review all of the Anderson County Animal Care & Control service information below to try to help you find your pet.

If your pet becomes lost, we suggest the following:

Visit ACACC’s Facebook page to see if your lost pet is pictured. You may also call ACACC at (865) 264-6315 (the Animal Shelter) to see if a pet matching your pet’s description has been placed at the Animal Shelter.

ACACC’s Animal Shelter is located at 1480 Blockhouse Valley Road in Clinton. Please call the Animal Shelter at (865) 264-6315 to schedule a time to confirm your pet’s identity and/or reunite with your pet.

By law, stray animals are held the following times:

  • Stray with no identification: 3 days
  • Stray with identification: 5 days
  • Bite Animal: 10 days from date of bite
  • Owner Surrender: 0 days (can be adopted or transferred immediately)

Lost and Found Office Hours:

Because the Animal Shelter has limited staffing at this time, all visits for either animal surrender or lost pet pick must be scheduled in advance by calling the Shelter at (865) 264-6315, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday. Appointments are made for the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

For safety purposes, everyone will be escorted through our facility when looking for a lost pet.

What To Bring With You:

  • A current photo ID (such as a driver’s license or state issued ID card)
  • Please bring with you any recent veterinary records, a picture of you with your pet, and/or a picture on your phone/camera of your pet
  • Bring proof of your pet’s current rabies vaccination
  • All animals must leave our facility on a collar and leash or in a carrier

Redemption Fees:

All ACACC impounded animals are subject to fees established and authorized by Anderson County Resolution No. 15-10-556.

Fees are based on the number of calendar days boarded. All animals reclaimed will be charged a $20.00 apprehension fee plus a $10.00 per day board fee. We apologize that we do not have the capability at this time to accept credit cards.

Once an animal is reclaimed, any animal without proof of current Rabies vaccination will be given one (1) week to become current. Animal Care and Control will verify vaccination; failure to vaccinate will incur a Citation for no Rabies vaccination.

In addition to calling or arranging to visit the facility, please utilize our facebook page to locate your pet. Please note, not every animal in our care is listed online at all times. In addition, your description of your pet may vary from ACACC’s description displayed as ACACC is making our best guess at describing your pet. For instance, you may identify your pet as a “pit bull mix” and ACACC may identify your pet as a “boxer mix.”

Additional Lost Pet Tips

In addition to checking with ACACC, it is beneficial to get the word out about your missing pet. Some suggestions:

  • Put signs in appropriate places around the neighborhood, at local veterinary clinics, local grocery stores, in any nearby businesses (with permission), and in areas where your pet was last seen.
  • Include a color photo and description of your pet, your phone number, and when your pet disappeared
  • Place an ad on Craigslist in both the “Lost and Found” AND “Pets” sections, include pictures
  • Important Tip: For your lost pet ads, leave out one identifying feature in your pet’s description, such as a splotch of color on the nose or a surgery scar
  • Notify your friends via social media and ask them to share the information
  • Call your veterinarian and other vet offices nearby to inform them that your pet is missing
  • Walk, bike, drive, or jog through your neighborhood calling your pet’s name at least once daily
  • Place clothing, toys, litter box, and other items familiar to your pet outside in your yard where he/she might smell them—put food out at normal meal times and provide water at all times
  • Ask your mailperson, newspaper delivery person, and anyone who travels throughout your area regularly on business to look out for your pet
  • Check “Found Pet” ads in the newspaper and on Craigslist daily

If You See Your Lost Pet Listed On Our Facebook page

Contact ACACC Officers. You may call the Animal Shelter number at 865-264-6315. Please note: the Animal Care & Control Department can be very busy and you may need to leave a message. Be sure to provide your name, and your contact information and your call will be returned.

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    Business Hours

    You may contact the Anderson County Animal Shelter at (865) 264-6315 to schedule Return-To-Owner or Animal-Receiving. The Animal Shelter is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed Wednesdays) and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday. The facility is also closed each weekday from 12 to 1 p.m. for lunch.