By DAN KROSSE BRIAN ROSS WAS HOMELESS. HE LIVED in a tent behind the Food Lion in Ravenel, just off Highway 17. Despite his struggles with mental illness, drugs and a heart condition, his dog, Happy, was always by his side – until the very end. Loretta Redwood shopped at […]

HURRICANE SEASON 2021 IS LIKELY TO BE A BUSY ONE. By JOSH MARTHERS, NEWS 2 METEOROLOGIST AFTER BREAKING RECORDS, it seems like we just wrapped up the 2020 Hurricane Season, but here we are again. Colorado State University’s hurricane guru, Dr. Philip Klotzbach, released his team’s 2021 outlook in early […]

THREE MAJOR AWARDS WERE GIVEN OUT AT THE 147TH ANNUAL MEETING OF CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY WHICH WAS BROADCAST OVER FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE IN MARCH. EACH AWARD WAS GIVEN TO A PERSON OR ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH WINNER! ELIZABETH BRADHAM HUMANITARIAN […]

By DONYA SATRIALE, CAWA AND COURTNEY LARRIER IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY, YOU’LL realize that your dog has many different types of barks. Each is used as a way to communicate and by determining the cause of barking, you can determine strategic ways to manage it. If you’re getting complaints from […]

By KATIE ROBISON IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MAY. YOU’RE taking a stroll around your neighborhood, enjoying the warm weather, when you notice something unusual. A group of kittens huddled together in a drainage ditch—their mother nowhere to be seen. You think to yourself, “maybe I should take these kittens […]

Meet the author Martha Teichner MANY OF YOU KNOW CBS NEWS Correspondent Martha Teichner from the stories she shares on CBS Sunday Morning. But did you also know she owns a home in Charleston and held her popular “Conversations with…” series for the Spoleto Festival USA for two decades? Now […]

By ALDWIN ROMAN, CAWA CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY HAS led animal disaster response efforts in South Carolina for the past six years. Not limiting itself to South Carolina, Charleston Animal Society has assisted states from the East Coast to the Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. […]

By DAN KROSSE When Nathan Garrison was in high school, his buddy got bit by a shark while surfing off the Folly Beach Pier. He couldn’t shake the memory of the attack and his friend’s recovery – and all that led to “Sharkbanz.” Nathan convinced his father David Garrison to go […]

By BECCA BORONAT NO KILL SOUTH CAROLINA HAS named Laurens County Sheriff’s Office the recipient of their first-ever Lifesaving Award. In fact, the award was created specifically to acknowledge the extraordinary work of Laurens County’s entire animal law enforcement team. Since 2019, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office has saved more […]

CHARLESTON COUNTY’S NEW SHERIFF, Kristin Graziano, brings her dog Isabella to work with her every day. In office since January, Graziano is Charleston County’s first new sheriff in 32 years, having defeated Al Cannon in the November election. Graziano recently sat down one-on-one with Carolina Tails to talk about the […]

By JOE ELMORE, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT AND CEO Perhaps, the most pressing issue facing animal shelters across South Carolina is the overwhelming number of Pit Bull Type Dogs (PBTDs) entering government and government-contracted facilities. Their disproportionately large numbers, due to a lack of accessible and affordable spay/neuter, create circumstances […]

Petco Love is providing a $1-million Challenge Grant to make the goal happen. By DAN KROSSE At its 147th annual meeting on Sunday, March 14th, Charleston Animal Society announced the Palmetto State can be a No Kill State by 2024. The initiative is funded through a grant from Petco Love […]

South Carolina’s capacity to investigate animal cruelty has jumped 600% after a week-long certification training hosted by Charleston Animal Society at the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Before the training, the state had only three certified animal cruelty investigators and now that number has climbed to more than 20, with seven […]