What is Knox PAWS?

Knox PAWS (Placing Animals With Seniors) matches eligible seniors with adoptable pets. Research indicates that pets improve seniors’ physical, emotional, and mental health. The Knox PAWS program works with area animal shelters to match senior pets with older adults.

The Knox PAWS’s staff match income-eligible seniors with adoptable older pets. Program participants must be 60 years of age or older, residents of Knox County, income-eligible, and live independently in a pet-friendly environment. Pets adopted by Knox PAWS participants are provided with continued veterinary exams, vaccinations, heartworm/flea prevention, grooming services, and other pet supplies or services as needed.

What Does Knox PAWS Provide to Clients?

Knox PAWS works alongside the client from the adoption of the pet all the way to the completion of the bond (when the pet passes over the rainbow bridge). Knox PAWS provides/pays for:

  • Adoption fees
  • Grooming
  • Transportation to and from animal shelters, veterinary appointments, grooming appointments, etc.
  • Veterinary visits
  • Flea and tick prevention
  • Heartworm prevention
  • Dental exams/extractions
  • Medicine
  • Supplies, such as leashes, collars, food dishes, beds, clothing, pee pads, litter, etc.
  • Euthanasia, including cremation services and a nose and paw print of the pet
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How Donations Are Used

Knox PAWS and Feed-A-Pet understand that money is hard-earned and limited for many of us, so we are 100% transparent about what your donations are used for.

  • Under $20 helps us to purchase other needed items like food and water dishes, collars and leashes, litter, beds, and toys
  • $20 feeds one cat for one month
  • $50 feeds one medium-sized dog for one month
  • $75 covers one year of heartworm prevention for one dog
  • $130 covers grooming for one pet four times per year
  • $150 covers annual vaccinations and wellness exam for one pet
  • $200 feeds one small pet for one year
  • $500 covers dental cleaning and extractions for one pet
  • $1,000 covers an emergency vet visit for one pet
  • $1,300 feeds one large dog for one year

Knox PAWS & Feed-A-Pet Giving Tuesday Supporters

  • Trishia Underwood 2 weeks ago $25.00
  • John McDonald Senior Information and Referral Warriors!! 3 weeks ago $50.00
  • Kim D 3 weeks ago $15.00
  • Anonymous 3 weeks ago $50.00
  • Anonymous 3 weeks ago
  • Andy Bostick 3 weeks ago $25.00
  • Rachel Kraft I love this program and appreciate everyone who supports it! 3 weeks ago $25.00
  • Brenda Wyatt 3 weeks ago $50.00
  • Anonymous 3 weeks ago
  • Lisa Sommer 3 weeks ago $25.00
  • Autumn Meldrim 4 weeks ago $200.00
  • Dan and Auty T 4 weeks ago $200.00
  • Beth Cobb 3 weeks ago $100.00
  • Anonymous 3 weeks ago $70.00
  • John McDonald Senior Information and Referral Warriors!! 3 weeks ago $50.00
  • Anonymous 3 weeks ago $50.00
  • Brenda Wyatt 3 weeks ago $50.00
  • Dottie Lyvers 4 weeks ago $50.00
  • Misty McPhetridge 4 weeks ago $50.00
  • Trishia Underwood 2 weeks ago $25.00

What is Feed-A-Pet?

The Feed-A-Pet program is for seniors that already own pets, but struggle to afford food for their pets.

  • FAP is a monthly pet food delivery service for eligible individuals that already have pets in their home, but struggle to afford pet food. 
  • FAP is for individuals age 60 or older, living independently in Knoxville/Knox County, with an annual income less than 150% of the federal poverty level.
  • FAP participant pets are required to be spayed or neutered and current on basic core vaccines.  Information and referral support to affordable resources for the FAP participants and their pets is available.
  • Each month, the participants are provided with enough pet food to last them an entire month, for all the animals in their home that were originally enrolled in the FAP program.
    • FAP delivers about 3,800 lbs. of pet food each month to seniors all over Knoxville/Knox County. 
  • When unrestricted funds are available, FAP is able to assist with veterinary services and grooming services as well as some pet supplies for FAP participants.

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