FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2008

GET A GREAT PET AND FREE SMOKIES BASEBALL TICKETS

There are plenty of reasons to add a new pet to your family – companionship, fun and health benefits, among others. But now there’s another incentive to adopt from Young-Williams Animal Center – free Tennessee Smokies baseball tickets.

Each Tuesday and Wednesday through the month of August, everyone who adopts an animal from Young-Williams on those days will receive vouchers for two field-level tickets to any Smokies game through the end of the season.

“We are always looking for ways to say thanks to the people who adopt our animals,” said Tim Adams, executive director of Young-Williams Animal Center. “The tickets are only a small part of the joy you will receive from owning a pet.”

But you have to act fast – the last Smokies home game is Aug. 27. The Smokies are a minor-league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Smokies stadium is located off Interstate 40 at exit 407 in Kodak.

The Young-Williams Animal Center is the official animal shelter for Knox County and the city of Knoxville. The center is a nonprofit organization that turns no animal away and is dedicated to the sheltering and placement of animals, general animal welfare, and public education of companion animal issues.

The Young-Williams Animal Center is conveniently located just off Sutherland Avenue at the entrance to John Tarleton Park at 3201 Division St. in Knoxville. The center is 8/10th of a mile from the intersection of Kingston Pike and Neyland Drive/Concord Street and offers animals for adoption Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

For more information about Young-Williams Animal Center, including detailed driving directions, call (865) 215-6599 or visit http://www.knoxpets.org.

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