Meet our founders.
Happinest Wildlife Rehabilitation & Rescue, Inc. was founded in 2015 by Alix Parks and Sherry Teas, both licensed through TWRA and US Fish & Wildlife to rehabilitate raptors, migratory songbirds and small mammals.
Alix Parks
Licensed since 2010
Sherry Teas
Licensed since 2014
Our Mission Statement
Happinest Wildlife Rehabilitation & Rescue is dedicated to the rehabilitation of Tennessee’s sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife; with the goal of preventing suffering and successfully returning them to the wild as quickly as possible. We also strive to inform the public about native wildlife and their habitats through education and promoting awareness.
The HAPPINEST Vision
We want to open a wildlife rehabilitation and rescue facility where we can care for all our patients in a single location with shared supplies. We want enough space to house both quarantined animals and non-releasable animals able to serve in educating the general public about Tennessee's wildlife.
Happinest is proud to host some amazing rehabilitation apprentices and blessed to thank countless contributors. We are a small group of volunteers working together on a shared mission.
Our Community
We enjoy working with local businesses and organizations.
Schillhahn-Huskey Foundation
So many have helped make our work possible.
Thank you!
We're growing!
Licensed Rehabbers
Alix Parks
State and Federally licensed for Class II Wildlife and Raptor Specialist
423-847-5757
Sherry Teas
State and Federally licensed for Class II Wildlife and Migratory Songbird Specialist
Kate Harrell
State licensed for Class II Wildlife
Specializing in squirrel, chipmunk and possum
540-392-5428
Apprentices
Zeno Beaty
Any wildlife emergency
423-240-8397
Misty Cheek
Any wildlife emergency
828-423-3981
Angela Vaill
Specializing in possum
423-316-6707