3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (180+ words) PEGRAM, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Middle Tennessee animal control department is asking for foster homes to open their doors for puppies who survived the recent ice storm. The Cheatham County Animal Control reports that fosters are needed for puppies who were…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (297+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The sub-freezing temperatures blasting Tennessee and much of the central and eastern U.S. could force some pets into a hibernation-like sleep if the power goes out. The state is known as torpor and it happens when an animal's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (404+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -As significant winter weather approaches parts of Tennessee and Kentucky this weekend, pet owners need to take extra precautions to keep their furry family members safe. With temperatures dipping into the teens and 20s, combined with snow and…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (105+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control isn't kitten around about helping kids read this New Year. "Kids getting restless during the long winter break? Our cats are ready to hear some great stories!" the shelter said. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (172+ words) PULASKI, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Giles County Animal Shelter announced Thursday that it has received a donation to fund the construction of a new shelter. The shelter announced that Cathy Bissell and the BISSELL Pet Foundation have donated $300,000 to support the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (126+ words) CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A group of pets was rescued from a burning home that left a family displaced in Tennessee on Tuesday night. The Clarksville Fire Rescue Department responded to a house fire on Fossil Drive at about 6:20 p.m. Upon arrival,…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (565+ words) LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - The WSMV4 Surprise Squad went to Wilson County to shine a light on a shelter that has become a sanctuary for both pets and people. This month's blessing focused on a Midstate woman who is working to improve…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (109+ words) Lulu and Randy, two 11-year-old dogs from the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office Animal Services Unit, are looking for their forever home. Ballots must be requested by 5 p.m. on Oct. 21 and returned ... Meet Cairo, Grand Rivers Humane Society's Pet of the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (409+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Animal shelters across Middle Tennessee say they are overwhelmed, and the problem isn't slowing down. The SPCA of Middle Tennessee reports getting dozens of calls every day from people wanting to surrender their pets, but there's simply…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (427+ words) MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - People in Rutherford County have been finding stray dogs but said they can't get anyone at Pet and Animal Welfare Services, or PAWS, to respond. WSMV4's Courtney Allen looked into the reason why. A couple months ago…...