Southern ROOTS Rescue

Southern ROOTS Rescue is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country

The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations, and other animal welfare groups — all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.

From Southern ROOTS Rescue

Southern R.O.O.T.S. Rescue Inc. is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to finding permanent loving homes for shelter animals, strays, or animals that need to be re-homed by their owners due to financial or personal circumstances. Animals rescued, regardless of age or medical need, will receive a comprehensive veterinary evaluation, spay/neuter, necessary vaccinations, and behavioral training if required.

Knoxville, TN 37933-2206

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How is your community doing when it comes to lifesaving? 

Our partners support each other and inspire their own communities to increase lifesaving of dogs and cats across the country.

Every partner has one common goal: to save the lives of homeless pets.

How Is Your Community Doing?

Animals in Tennessee need your help

You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Southern ROOTS Rescue and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.

Adopt a pet

When you adopt a homeless dog or cat you’re saving the life of a loving and loyal animal. You’re also making space for other pets to find families of their own.

Adopt a Pet

Foster a pet

Fostering a pet is a short-term commitment with long-term impact. By opening your home to a dog or cat for even a few days, you can save lives.

Foster a Pet

Heartwarming stories from our partners

Just like Southern ROOTS Rescue, shelters and rescue groups around the country are saving the lives of homeless cats and dogs. Read more about their lifesaving work. 

Who we are

Best Friends Animal Society  works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill in 2025.

The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.

Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.

Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.

Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network »