Charleston County Dog Parks

Neither animal control (the collection of stray animals), nor animal care (the sheltering and disposition of those animals), can effectively operate prevention and response strategies independent of each other, but that has always been the paradigm in our community.  The Animal Society has approximately 800 animals in its care as I write this, yet its shelter has capacity for approximately 230. 

Jennifer Russell always wanted to be a philanthropist. a life-long animal lover, Jennifer literally started putting money in a shoe box with a plan to “do something good” with it. Fast forward to the day a friend invited her to attend the Charleston Animal Society Applause for Paws Gala. Jennifer says she was so inspired by the lifesaving work she saw, that she sprung her philanthropy plan into action and bid on the cover of Carolina Tails magazine. this is how Curie and Newt (our cover dogs) have found themselves in the spotlight!

By Kay Hyman Nobody wants to receive a call that a friend or loved one has been in a tragic car accident. […]

Each year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) publishes its U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Ranking Report. It is the longest-running and most authoritative of its kind, assessing the strength of each state and territory’s animal protection laws by examining over 3,600 pages of statutes. Each state and territory are ranked based on 20 different categories of animal protection. Unfortunately, South Carolina is almost dead last, falling to #47 when it comes to the strength of animal protection laws here.