Welcome to East TN Pit Bull Rescue!

Thank you for stopping in! It is the mission of East TN Pit Bull Rescue to educate on the true nature of the Pit Bull dog in an effort to restore the breed’s reputation - as we offer sanctuary to homeless and abandoned Pit Bulls while a loving and responsible home is found.

Each year we have a new focus - one that reinforces our mission/vision for ETPBR! This year we have chosen "Ready to battle ignorance & fear."  Our hope is that we can empower people by providing information and resources to help them respond to public fears and opinions in a positive and beneficial way. Please join us as we enter a year focused on education and advocacy!

Please check out our Available Pits if you can offer a loving and responsible home. All of our guys are placed as inside companion animals only. There is an application process, home visit and adoption fee required to complete each placement. All dogs are spayed or neutered before going to 4-ever homes. Without finding homes for our rescued bullies, we can not rescue the next dog. Since we can not help every Pit in need, we have chosen to courtesy post a few special bullies and feature bullies in local shelters. These Shelter Stars are in open intake facilities where, unfortunately, animals are euthanized to make space for incoming animals. These guys often have only a number of days. If you are interested in any of them – please contact the listed shelter immediately. The bullies we have chosen to courtesy post do not belong to East TN Pit Bull Rescue – meaning we have no rights or responsibilities related to these dogs. We have not evaluated them nor do they live within our pack unless it is specifically noted in the dog’s biographical information.

East TN Pit Bull Rescue is a Tennessee non-profit corporation with 501(c)3 status (which means your donations are tax deductible!).  You will notice the bright red "Donate" button to the left. We chose red so that you would be reminded that your donations are the life's blood of this group. Everything we do depends on the donations of breed supporters – whether it is purchasing merchandise, donating money, paying on vet bills, services, time, volunteering, sharing information, fighting Breed Specific Legislation (BSL),  or networking for our bullies. We greatly appreciate our supporters – past, present and future!