Veterinary College Collecting Food for Animals Impacted by Floods
Working With the State on Relief Efforts for Animal-related Supplies
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has requested that the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine serve as the lead for animal-related supplies requested from our affected communities in East Tennessee.
“Our college is committed to our partnership with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to support the people and animals in counties affected by Hurricane Helene,” said Dr. Marcy Souza, associate dean for Outreach and Global Engagement at the veterinary college. “The public’s help supports the human-animal bond that becomes even more important in tough times.”
Items from the campus community and the public can be donated at the east end of Brehm Animal Science Arena located on the UT agricultural campus at 2506 River Drive, Knoxville, on the following days/times:
Wednesday, October 2: 2-6 p.m.
Thursday, October 3: 5-7 p.m.
Friday, October 4: 2-6 p.m.
Please follow the signs to the drop-off point. If needed, additional times will be added to the schedule for drop-offs. Please ONLY bring the supplies requested by the state
- Dog/puppy food: dry or canned
- Cat/kitten food: dry or canned
- Food for rabbits and other small pets
- Cat litter
- Grain/Pellets for livestock including horses, cattle, sheep/goats, and chickens
- Square bales of hay. Please DO NOT donate round bales.
UT Institute of Agriculture has compiled information to assist individuals, families, and producers who have been impacted by a flood event. Visit utia.tennessee.edu/flood-
For more ways to give, please visit UT Public Safety’s website.
The UT College of Veterinary Medicine is part of the UT Institute of Agriculture. Through its land-grant mission of research, teaching and extension, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture touches lives and provides Real. Life. Solutions. utia.tennessee.edu.
