Pets for Patriots is an organization that helps veterans find, adopt, and care for their new best friends. “Ordinary” shelter/rescue dogs and cats who have an extraordinary capacity to love. Veterans who adopt through Pets for Patriots receive a range of benefits to reduce the lifetime costs of having a pet and to nurture the person-pet bond. This includes a reduced adoption fee.
Dogs and cats adopted through their program are for companionship and emotional support only. They are not service animals nor are they suitable for service training.
For more information call the Eastbourne Animal Center at 423-436-2900 or visit petsforpatriots.org.
The Monroe County Animal Shelter was the first shelter in Tennessee to partner with Pets for Patriots. The Eastbourne Animal Center will continue this tradition.