Founded in 2007, the Smoky Mountain Animal Care Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to introduce and promote programs to improve animal welfare in Blount County Tennessee and the surrounding areas of the Great Smoky Mountains. In conjunction with Blount County Animal Center, the organization houses the only open-access municipal shelter in the county and has achieved a nearly 90% placement rate for dogs and a 60% placement rate for cats through adoption, rescue, and transport.