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Almost Home believes that every animal deserves a loving home regardless of appearance, age, or physical limitation.  We have come together to give animals in need the safe and happy life they all deserve.  Almost Home Animal Rescue believes that no animal is expendable.  Adopting a friend:The animals, lucky enough to find refuge with Almost Home, are all in loving foster homes. If you are interested in the possibility of giving one of the animals a new lease on life, please contact us. The contact information is listed at the end of each biography.  What you need to do to adopt:If you would like to adopt a pet in need from Almost Home, basically, an application must be filled out. We will check two personal references and a vet reference. If you are approved for adoption, there is a trial period of about one week to make sure this is the animal for you and you are the person for the animal. Along with the trial period, a contract must be signed that basically states that if ever you cannot keep the animal that you must return the animal to Almost Home. Last but not least, a home check will be done. Meet & Greets:An approved application is required. This does not mean that you have to adopt but that you are approved to do so if everything works out. Since we are foster based, this limits the amount of people coming to our homes.  Sadly, our time has run out and we have been taken to a shelter.  If you still want to adopt us, let Almost Home know and they can let you know where we are. PLEASE save us!   Hi. I’m Mr. T. I’m orange, I’m handsome, and I’m usually pretty good at keeping it together — but today I really need your help. My mommy has loved me since I was a tiny kitten. She knows exactly how I like to be pet, when I want to play, and when I just want to be near her. But she’s not well anymore, and she had to go somewhere I can’t follow. I don’t fully understand it. I just know her smell is fading from the house, and it’s the scariest thing I’ve ever felt. The only thing that makes it bearable is Sasha. She’s my girl. My constant. When the world feels too big and too quiet all at once, I find her — tucked in the closet or curled beneath the bed — and I curl right up beside her. We don’t even have to say anything. We just know. She keeps me grounded.  Occasionally, I get rambunctious, and try to get her to chase me.. Some of our favorite moments are the quiet ones — side by side in the window watching the world go by, or curled up together while the TV hums in the background. We balance each other perfectly, and honestly, I don’t know who I am without her beside me. I need a new home by May 20th. That’s not very far away. I’m about 3 or 4 years old, chill and easygoing, and I warm up to new people pretty quickly. I’m a little shy at first and I do love a good closet or the quiet underneath a bed. Just give me a little time and a little grace, and I promise I’ll give you my whole heart. But please — take us together. Sasha needs me, even if she’ll never quite admit it. And if I’m being honest, I need her even more. We are running out of time, and all we have is each other. Love,Mr. T & Ms. Sasha *Must go together.**Will be brought up to date on vetting before adoption. If you would like to meet your new best friends, contact the Adoption Coordinator at ialmosthometn@gmail.com or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to www.almosthometn.org. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.ADOPTION FEE: The adoption fee for a cat is $85. The adoption fee for a kitten is $100. The adoption fee does include the kittens being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets. The adoption fee for a dog is $200. The adoption fee for a puppy is $250. The adoption fee does include the puppies being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets. Mature pet adoption fees are sometimes reduced. The adoption fee for pure bred dogs and cats will vary due to health and age of pet. This helps support our ill animals and our mutts that get left in the system longer. We do reserve the right to change the fees higher or lower due to the circumstance of the animal but what was stated above are the usual adoption fees.  Microchipped pets will have a higher adoption fee.  Our adoption fees do not cover the cost of the vetting and care the animal has received with us and if it ever does, the money just goes back it to helping other animals in need.