Shelter Work Continues Despite the Dog Days of Summer!

This shelter is awesome beyond belief! Here is a slideshow of the workers and the shelter...

A Shout Out to the Kids of Claiborne County

Hey all you first to third grade kids in Claiborne County - the Claiborne Animal Shelter wants to hear from you!

About what? What else - the Animal Shelter!

Now that the building is being built, we need to start thinking about the next step: What exactly is the Animal Shelter going to do?

Do you have an idea? If so, we'd love to know what it is. Everyone who sends us an idea will automatically have his or her name entered into a drawing and three of you will win a prize!

Here's how it'll work:

1. Write down your idea.
2. Include your name, age, phone number, name of school, and what grade you're in. (REMEMBER, this is for first to third graders - if you're in a higher grade, we'll have a chance for you to send us an idea in October.)
3. Ask a parent or guardian to sign your paper so we know you have their permission to participate.
4. Mail your idea to: Claiborne Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 186, Tazewell, TN 37879
5. We need to receive it no later than Thursday, September 17 because...
6. The drawing for the three prizes is on Friday, September 18.

The First name drawn wins a way cool animal shelter t-shirt.

The Second and Third names win a highly collectible Claiborne Animal Shelter lapel pin.

Even if you don't win a prize, your name and your idea will be posted on this blog. Fame, at last!

So, put your pencil to paper and help us figure out what the most important thing is that our Animal Shelter will do. We can't wait to hear from you!

Pancake Breakfast a Hit!

The Claiborne Animal Shelter's second annual pancake breakfast was a resounding success! Special thanks to the Good Dog Training Club for their generous donation toward the purchase of the fixin's, and to Reverand Charles Mattson of the New Tazewell United Methodist Church for his support and for the use of the Fellowhip Hall.

We saw many of our old friends, met lots of new ones, and sent carry out breakfasts to a whole slew of folks who weren't able to attend. Mayor Joe Tyler Duncan stopped by to pick up a carry out, thanks for your support, Mayor Duncan! There was a special guest appearance by a recently rescued stray puppy named Jack, who acted as the 2009 Canine Ambassador of Goodwill and as a reminder of what this is all about.



Breakfast ticket sales plus revenue from selling t-shirts and raffle tickets (to a one-day pontoon rental donated by Cedar Grove Marina), will cover more than a third of cost of the fence installation at the shelter property!

Congratulations to Carol Dunafer, the lucky winner of the pontoon rental.

Click here for more pictures.

The generosity of this community is as spectacular as it is heartwarming; together we WILL make a difference!

Recipe for a Shelter... and a Slide Show!

The three main ingredients for building a shelter are: 1) Volunteers to build the shelter, 2) Volunteers to raise money to do so, and 3) Community support!



If we've got item #3, we'll automatically have items #1 and #2 - correct?

You can see how the recipe works in a cool slideshow coming up right after this important Public Service Announcement...

One way to help us build the shelter is to attend our Second Annual Shelter Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, July 11 from 8-11 AM at the New Tazewell United Methodist Church (On Hwy 33 across from the Coffee Funeral Home). Tickets are $5 per person, dine in or carry out. Tickets can be purchased at our office or at the door. For more details call our office at 423-626-2686.

If you can't make the breakfast, please consider making a tax-free donation today. You can find details on how to contact us on our website, www.ClaiborneAnimalShelter.com

And now, onto our featured attraction - a link the slide show! Click here.

Claiborne County Animal Shelter Property is Rockin'!

Last week, volunteers convened at the shelter property to install fence posts around the perimeter, rake gravel, dig trenches, drill fence holes, and generally get things ready for the fence to be installed and the cement floor to be poured. Once that's done, we go vertical! Yes, the wall will soon be going up.


Huge thanks to Hank Hardwick, of The Hardwick Corporation for donating his time and skills on the fence installation. Hank's dedication to this community is so very much appreciated!





You'll notice we have a big turnout from the Sheriff's Inmate/Trustee program. These men are working at the shelter property voluntarily. They work hard, do a fabulous job, and are a pleasure to have as part of our team. Thanks guys!



Earlier in the week, the PAL Mobile mobile spay/neuter clinic was held for the first time at the shelter property. Shelter volunteers organize this monthly event and are on the spot to greet people and their dogs and cats!

If you're interested in a low-cost spay or neuter for your pet, call the shelter office at 423-626-2686. Ruby, our office manager will be happy to give you the details and sign you up!

Would you like to head out to the shelter property and see it for yourself? It's easy to get there. We're right off Old Knox Hwy, behind Volunteer Knitting, at the end or Ritchie and Lewis Drive.

Click here, for a map.


This shelter is on its way to becoming a reality. Together, we WILL get it done!