Calling all Animal Lovers...I need your help! (Hunter: leases, to buy)

[SunKrist]

Hi.

Has anyone been to the "Pass Pets" in the Knoxville Center mall? That was the first time I'd seen cats and dogs (kittens and puppies) behind plexiglass, and one of them was constantly jumping up against it because he was dying for interaction with another living being. All of the other "pet stores" I've been to simply have them in cages, where you can at least put your finger in and touch the animals.

It made my sister and I so sad to see them like that, because all of the animals seemed so sad. The mice and hamsters cages were open at the top so you could touch them. Does anyone know why they can't just use regular cages for the other animals?

~Kristina (a.k.a. Sunshine Baby)

[beth2]

I was in greenville during the summer (3 days )and met a dog that was at a small country grocery store that was" dropped off" and looked very hungry I gave it some food and water but hated to leave it behind. We asked at the store if it was theirs they said no! Then we looked at a house in chucky and when we were inside the house ,a white dog was at the door it did not enter the house but he was very dirty,full of fleas obvious was abandoned !again I felt is this what happens to the dogs when people no longer want them chuck them and let them fend for themselves?? I went to the hotel and looked in the yellow pages and yes they have animal shelters. We went home early we missed our dog!

[aquarijen]

Resurrecting this thread...

I am at my limit for Knoxville city as far as pets (4), but I used to foster for the Young Williams shelter and for Siamese Rescue and Collie Concern Rescue when I lived in the county and I enjoyed that immensely and miss it very much. I realized when I was bringing home my 2 new shelter foster puppies who are under the age of 4 months (and so do not count for "numbers" in Knoxville city limits) and my neighbor from two streets down drove into my driveway and asked if I knew the Knoxville city ordinances regarding animals and did not believe that these were collie puppies and said she thought they were "shelties" (oh please! these are obviously puppies!) that I really just don't belong in the city where people have nothing better to do than to count noses - obviously through windows or by observing walks - since all my animals are indoor pets - and not bothering anyone. Sheesh. I've only lived in the house since August. I bought it and have been renovating. Joined the neighborhood association and everything. SIGH.

Anyway, I think the new plan is to finish the siding on the house, finish the few repairs it needs and rent it out and purchase a farm in the country where my business is my business and my neighbors are not very close.

Question:
I found Knox County codes regarding number of animals allowed on a property or farm - is there something similar for other East Tennessee counties?
Union County, such as Maynardville - is there a code for number of animals? Where do I find the codes? Of course all my own animals see the vet yearly and are up to date with everything and spayed/neutered and anyone I would be fostering would be too.

Thanks all!

[sendmorecops]

I posted this in another thread, but here in Clarksville they took any ordinances regarding animals (except noise) off of the books. I know this because one of my neighbors started rescuing pitbulls, got bored of it, but didn't get rid of the dogs so we had constant noise, dog fights, and the whole street smelled. And animal control would do nothing about it. Someone had to track down her sick landlord and let her know what was going on.

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[notmeofficer]

Lifetime vegan here... I believe you cannot truly espouse animals rights without the conscious and informed decision to not eat them

As a policeman I lumped anyone who abused animals right in there with child molesters.... due every bit of special attention I could give them....

I am interested in Tenn... for the beauty and affordable land... but NOT the hunters... well.. I dislike hunters with a passion.. but I am also fiercely pro-gun second amendment... just use them on crooks and terrorists not animals. I currently live in an area of Northern California where hunting is a pastime.. and I don't like it.. I realize the same attitudes will be in Tennessee... passed down from generation to generation as a right of passage,,, yuck,, makes me sick...

Fortunately America is a melting pot and perhaps some of those attitudes might be educated so that people could make informed decisions about killing other sentient beings

Animal breeding is nothing more than forced indentured slavery for man... only because we can.. and because we want to make a profit

I would love to see a "Best Friends East" in Tennessee


notme

[2mares]

What do you think would happen to all the game animals if not for hunting and all the domestic livestock if not for husbandry? Development and loss of habitat is far more detrimental to wildlife than managed hunting. Better off dead than bred, huh?

People think the deer, raccoons, and other wildlife are so awesome until the deer eat your garden, the raccoons get in your garbage, coyotes eat your cats, hawks fly off with your little foo foo and the Canada geese pollute your pond with their poo and parasites.

I guess you lump me with a child molester because I raise rabbits for meat, chickens for eggs, goats for milk and I ride horses and shoot coyotes that come in too close to my "yard". I also "own" 5 dogs, 2 cats and a donkey. I spend more on vet bills than doctors, spend as much $ on feed than groceries and get them medical attention before I would myself. They are really being abused and suffering, I tell ya.

Sorry for the rant, but thats just the attitude Tennesseans love, when ppl want to come to TN and are already criticizing "our" attitudes and way of life and wanting to change it. TN is mostly rural farmland where generations have made a modest living by farming and hunting, if you dont like it dont come here.

[notmeofficer]

Nature would happen.. and be in better balance if man stayed out of it.. it is man's hands that screw it up

The benefits of being vegan are so wide spread I could take up volumes here.. but that isnt what the post is about

No "local" has any more right to anywhere than anyone else.... we are all Americans and free to move as we please

Backwoods good 'ol boy mentality is what keeps inbred ideas alive... but even the most inculcated rural places in America can evolve into more conscious places to live.. but immediately people feel threatened by different ideas,,they shouldn't...

The way of life of killing and maiming animals should be exposed for what it is,, barbaric and unnecessary... I always tell people who tell me that hunting is their way of life... Hunt terrorists,, they shoot back,,, "sport" is not shooting Bambi with a 308 and a scope,,, nor is it a "way of life" ..it is only a sad sickness

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by notmeofficer

Backwoods good 'ol boy mentality is what keeps inbred ideas alive... but even the most inculcated rural places in America can evolve into more conscious places to live.. but immediately people feel threatened by different ideas,,they shouldn't...

The way of life of killing and maiming animals should be exposed for what it is,, barbaric and unnecessary... I always tell people who tell me that hunting is their way of life... Hunt terrorists,, they shoot back,,, "sport" is not shooting Bambi with a 308 and a scope,,, nor is it a "way of life" ..it is only a sad sickness

There's lots of places in Tennessee that you don't want to be walking around trying to "evolve" people.

[Beretta]

Please stay on topic or start a new thread. Thanks.

[2mares]

If your idea is that hunting and keeping livestock or letting your dog outside is animal abuse then any area outside of a metropolitan area should be avoided and probably most metropolitan areas. If your concern is for proper quality care, putting a stop to neglect, indiscriminate breeding and dumping unwanted pets then there is no particular place to be avoided. Although with any area there will be people who intentionally or unintentionally abuse animals, the majority of people have genuine concern and try to help how they can. There is always room for volunteering, fostering and educating the public.