Office Hours: Monday thru Saturday 8:00am - 3:00pm
Closed Wednesday and Sunday

The shelter opened in June 2005. Animal Control is a Certified Animal Control Agency under The State of Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - State Health Dept. We address Domestic, Wildlife, and Livestock calls. The program operates in a variety of areas in order to meet the needs of the community:

• Shelter Operations
• Field Operations
• Adoption Services
• Volunteer Program
• Community Services Program
• Shelter/ Rescue Networks
• Euthanasia Services
• Pet Facilitative Therapy Program
• Humane Education Program
• Spay/Neuter Program
• Cruelty/Neglect Cases

The shelter is staffed with 2 Animal Control Officers, 1 Clerk/Receptionist, and the Director The shelter has many volunteers that assist in a variety of selected areas.

The shelter works closely with Cheatham County Animal Awareness in the areas of adoptions, animal health, rescues, and transfers. The shelter also has a working relationship with other Animal Control Agencies, Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, and several Veterinary Clinics in the Middle Tennessee area.