Lizzy is less than one year old. She weighs about 30 pounds and is a Shetland Sheep mix. She is a very sweet puppy that needs a home.
The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s located at 395 Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge. The phone number is (865) 425-3423.
See the Animal Shelter’s website here. You can also find more information on adoptable animals at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on this Facebook page.
Katie was the featured pet of the day at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on Saturday. She is a 13-year-old dog and needs a comfortable home with someone to love her.
The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s located at 395 Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge. The phone number is (865) 425-3423.
See the Animal Shelter’s website here. You can also find more information on adoptable animals at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on this Facebook page.
Oak Ridge Today has added a Pets section on our home page, and we are working with the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter to feature adoptable pets through a Pet of the Day feature. We posted the first featured pet today (Sunday).
Thank you to the Animal Shelter and its volunteers for suggesting this feature.
We have also periodically received requests to add a section on Oak Ridge Today for lost and found pets. We’re working on that feature with the Animal Shelter and will let you know when it’s ready.
Here are four simple tips on how to keep pets safe during the July 4 holiday, plus a few bonus tips on how to find a lost pet:
The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on Belgrade Road is pictured above.
More pets go missing around July 4 than at any other time of year, and noisy fireworks are to blame.
While many of us enjoy the sights and sounds of big fireworks, our pets are often terrified by the loud noises and can become frantic and run away, trying to find a safe haven. According to national statistics, animal control officials across the country see a 30-60 percent increase in lost pets each year from July 4-6.
Julie Armes, the supervisor for the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, said July 5 is their busiest day of the year.
“People are coming in or calling, looking for their lost pets or bringing in pets they’ve found,” Armes said. “Sadly, many pet owners never come in to retrieve their dogs or cats.” [Read more…]
Radio Systems Corp.—home of the PetSafe and SportDOG brands—recently awarded $2,000 to the Mutt Strutt, a charity dog walk created by the Young Professionals of Oak Ridge Community Outreach Committee in partnership with SARG (Shelter Animal Rescue Group).
The Mutt Strutt was created to support the improvement of the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, and this year’s event will be held at A.K. Bissell Park at 10 a.m. Saturday. [Read more…]
At front left are Vada Oberlin and Secretary Shirley Auble of SARG presenting a check to Julie Armes of the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter. In back are President Jack Archer, Secretary Jan Baker, Police Chief James T. Akagi, Vice President Sara Moore, ORPD Capt. Mike Uher, Linda Gonda, and Lt. Robin Smith. (Submitted photo)
Shelter Animal Rescue Group recently presented a $10,000 check to the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter from an auction last year, and SARG is getting ready for this year’s auction. It’s scheduled for Friday.
The $10,000 check was from the 2012 Paws for Life Gala Auction. The funds are going to assist the shelter with updating and creating a clinic area to do exams, shots, microchipping, and other general exams. SARG will also use the funds to help some animal owners with surgical and medical needs for their pets, a press release said.
This year’s gala auction is at 6 p.m. Friday at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge. The press release said the gala will benefit many programs that help hundreds of dogs and cats in Anderson County. [Read more…]
Workers and volunteers celebrate renovations at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter during an open house Monday.
The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter has a new exam room and a renovated surgery room.
It also has new paint, hospital-grade flooring, and a more inviting lobby area with a lower front desk and an animal adoption room.
The renovations, which included cleaning and electrical work, started in January. Except for the flooring, the work was done by the Oak Ridge municipal staff.
City workers and animal rescue volunteers celebrated with an open house Monday. They said the shelter seems more pleasant and inviting now, and the animals seem less stressed. [Read more…]
Renovations at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on Belgrade Road start today and could take two weeks to complete.
Building renovations at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter start today and could take two weeks to complete.
In a statement Friday, Oak Ridge Police Department Lt. Charles R. Smith said the remodeling includes an examination room and clinic, as well as upgrading the lobby area.
While the building is being renovated, the animal shelter, located on Belgrade Road, will be open for business Tuesday through Saturday from 2–6 p.m. Visitors and volunteers will be able to enter the shelter through the kennel entrance, the statement said.
The Oak Ridge City Council will appoint a mayor and vice mayor on Monday, one month after the Nov. 6 election.
Council will also consider hiring a full-time veterinarian at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter and approving a pair of $17,000 demolition contracts for two city-owned homes.
The current mayor, Tom Beehan, and vice mayor, Jane Miller, have both asked to be appointed to a third two-year term. In Oak Ridge, the mayor and vice mayor—officially called mayor pro tem—are also council members, and they are appointed after each municipal election.
There has been some public opposition to re-appointing Beehan as mayor. It has been led by new Oak Ridge City Council member Trina Baughn.
The Oak Ridge City Council will hear updates tonight on the animal shelter, where two of three employees recently resigned, and the proposed Southern Appalachia Railway Museum, which has been in danger of losing a $480,000 state grant.
Oak Ridge Police Chief Jim Akagi is scheduled to give an overview of the animal shelter during a City Council work session at 7 p.m. today at the Central Services Complex on Woodbury Lane. This morning, Akagi said the city has hired two new animal control officers.
Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson and City Attorney Ken Krushenski are scheduled to give the updates on the railway museum.
Two animal control officers have resigned, and the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on Belgrade Road will be open fewer hours.
Two animal control officers resigned suddenly Tuesday, so the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter will reduce the hours it is open to the public, the Oak Ridge Police Department said Wednesday.
For now, the shelter on Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge will be open from 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays thru Saturdays, a press release said.
Oak Ridge Police Chief James T. Akagi declined to name the two officers who resigned from the three-person staff or explain the circumstances.
The city is accepting applications for the two animal control jobs through Wednesday, Oct. 31. More information is available at oakridgetn.gov.
In the meantime, the press release said, volunteers are encouraged to continue to take part in shelter activities.
