Story first published by Humane Society The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is releasing this report and hidden camera footage of investigations carried out at Petland stores, including three new investigations in Sarasota, Florida; Novi, Michigan; and Tyler, Texas. As with their previous investigations of the national pet store chain, they again […]
U.S. Congressman Joe Cunningham on Animals & the Law U.S. REP. JOE CUNNINGHAM IS OUR VOICE ON CAPITOL HILL, REPRESENTING THE LOWCOUNTRY COAST AS OUR FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN. WHERE DOES THIS FRESHMAN LAWMAKER LAND ON ISSUES SURROUNDING ANIMAL ADVOCACY? CAROLINA TAILS ASKED HIM THESE FIVE QUESTIONS TO FIND OUT. Q: […]
Statewide event’s goal is the adoption of 1,500 animals in one weekend. PICK ME! SC IS COMING BACK BIGGER and better than ever July 12 – 14. More shelters around the state and more Petco Stores than ever before are getting involved in this amazing statewide adoption event. Sponsored by […]
BY CAROLYN MURRAY AND JAN-MICHAEL PUGH From the moment he was pulled from a pile of rubble by North Charleston Fire Captain Paul Bryant, “Rocky” knew he was in good hands. Photo: Tian Griffith THEY SAY THEY NEVER KNOW what they will encounter at the scene of an emergency. But […]
Paramedics for K9s will now be onsite in Mount Pleasant after a joint project between the town’s police and fire departments. BY SHANE HIMES, MT. PLEASANT FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC IT WAS A HORRIBLE FALL. A THREE-story plunge by one of Mount Pleasant’s finest during a training exercise. When Arko, a […]
How carriage tours stay on the streets well past the 95° max temperature. IT’S AN ISSUE CAROLINA TAILS HAS brought to light before – a loophole in the carriage tour ordinance. Most people believe the city pulls horses off the street as soon as the temperature reaches 95° -- but […]
THE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ANIMAL care standards in South Carolina began more than three years ago in the animal welfare community across South Carolina. The result ended with Governor Henry McMaster signing Senate Bill 105 into law May 16. Senator Paul Campbell (R), fought for the bill from the beginning, […]
WHEN A FOUR-CAT HOUSEHOLD BECOMES TWO - TROUBLE BREAKS OUT. BY LAUREL & HANK GREER PHOTOS BY JEANNE TAYLOR / JTPETPICS.COM UP UNTIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE WERE A HAPPY FAMILY THAT INCLUDED THE TWO OF US AND OUR FOUR RESCUED CATS. Sam, whom we adopted from Charleston Animal Society […]
ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY JEANNE TAYLOR / JTPETPICS.COM Editor’s Note: Usually we count on Jeanne Taylor to bring amazing photos to Carolina Tails. This time, she agreed to go above and beyond and experience Goat Yoga for all who only dreamed of having a goat jump on their backs during […]
BY JOE ELMORE, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT & CEO PHOTOS: JEANNE TAYLOR/JTPETPICS.COM Animal welfare has progressed by leaps and bounds in America over the past 50 years. For example, according to PetSmart Charities, in 1970, there was an estimated 17,000,000 dogs and cats euthanized; in 2017, there was an estimated […]
Rachael Ray is a familiar name to most through her top-rated television shows, cookbooks, lifestyles magazine, and more. Rachael is also a generous philanthropist, and, through The Rachael Ray FoundationTM, helps support causes that are near and dear to her heart including helping animals in need. In March, Rachael’s Foundation […]
BY VICTORIA HANSEN PHOTOS: VICTORIA HANSEN It’s a different breed of show and tell at St. James – Santee Elementary School in Awendaw. Heather Grogan stands before a fifth-grade class as her 8-year-old assistant Frank cocks his head to the side, steadily eyeing something in her hand. His tongue hangs […]
BY DAN KROSSE PHOTOS: JEANNE TAYLOR AND DAN KROSSE WHEN THE CHARLESTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE BROUGHT SIX HORSES IN for rescue to Charleston Animal Society in February, it was quickly discovered that four of the horses were Marsh Tackies. “The Marsh Tacky is a unique breed of Colonial Spanish Horse […]
PHOTOS BY KING & FIELDS STUDIOS, CHARLESTON, SC It was a night of elegance and celebration at the Hotel Bennett in downtown Charleston on March 16. More than 350 supporters of Charleston Animal Society came together for the Gala that included a silent auction, a live auction, dinner and dancing […]