By DAN KROSSE, CAROLINA TAILS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Many people may be surprised to see such an extensive section on the 2020 election in a magazine about animals. However, we find it very important that candidates include animal issues as part of their platforms when running for office. Animal issues touch all […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
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A dog is reunited with her family after her owner is killed in accident. BY: KAY HYMAN PHOTOGRAPHS: JEANNE TAYLOR AND SCOTT GUY At Charleston Animal Society we never know from day to day what animals will come through our doors.Will the next animal be a cruelty case? Will owners […]
By SEAN HAWKINS, CAWA CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY’S Annual Chili Cook-off has been re-imagined as an online experience so people anywhere can participate the 20th anniversary of the event! Three-time Emmy® Award winning celebrity dog trainer Brandon McMillan, currently known for his CBS Dream Team role on Lucky Dog®, is the […]
By CRISTINA GUILLERMO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS HAS BECOME a Charleston tradition. Each December, Hendrick Charleston teams up with Charleston Animal Society to provide home deliveries of animals on Christmas Eve and Christmas. People across Charleston County are thrilled to see a caravan of Hendrick cars decorated for the Holidays […]
IF YOU LOVE YOUR PET, DROP WHAT you’re doing and take the time to read this article! It is estimated that 500,000 pets are euthanized annually because their pet parents didn’t have a plan for them. Carolina Tails tracked down nationally recognized Pet Trust expert Peggy Hoyt to ask her […]
By JOE ELMORE, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT AND CEO On a Sunday evening, July 20th, a carriage horse “tore down the street” while dragging a carriage. The horse was injured in what the City called a “preventable” incident. The carriage company made the decision to euthanize Ervin the horse. Charleston […]
By HEATHER GROGAN AS DAY ONE OF SUMMER CAMP approached, everything suddenly changed. The COVID numbers in South Carolina (particularly in Charleston) were rapidly rising, and local and national health professionals continued to discourage group gatherings and recommend social distancing. With only seven days remaining before the start of camp, […]
No matter how much we love our pets, there’s always the chance they will run into a legal situation – which is why Attorney David Aylor answers your legal questions involving animals each issue. QUESTION: I was just wondering how to handle a neighbor who lets his dog walk off-leash […]
There’s nothing like a happy adoption story to lift your spirits during these uncertain times in the world – which is how Pet Star Search was born. Last year alone 5,266 animals found new homes through Charleston Animal Society. Not all of the animals turning to the organization for help […]
Problems Found in the 8th Petland Store Investigated by the Humane Society of the United States. The Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) latest investigation reveals shocking and deceptive tactics used by a corporate-run Petland store to sell a sick puppy to a shopper working on behalf of HSUS, […]
By ALDWIN ROMAN, CAWA FOR EACH CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY that receives airtime on news stations, there could be five more that the general public never hears about. Animal cruelty cases are difficult to prosecute but even more difficult to investigate. The victims of these crimes have no voice. Although […]
By DANA BEACH LIFE ON EARTH IS IN GREAT JEOPARDY TODAY. It has suffered more severe losses over the past century than in the last 60 million years. The cause of this devastation is the crush of human population – ever greater numbers of people destroying wildlife habitat and consuming […]
JUST AS COVID-19 TOOK OVER OUR daily lives, a television juggernaut hit Netflix in the form of Tiger King. Salacious and trashy, the show was a hit. A big, unfortunate hit. As many critics have pointed out, one of the most tragic issues with Tiger King is that it glosses […]