How our pets are saving us from a crazy world By LYNN MCBRIDE My husband and I live in France half the year, where I often foster and socialize abandoned litters of kittens. While the other kitties have always been content to stay safe in the bedroom I set up […]
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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: During a hurricane evacuation, can hotels refuse to take my pet even when I am […]
GREENVILLE COUNTY ACHIEVES NO KILL STATUS Greenville County joins Charleston County as the second No Kill Community in South Carolina, thanks to leadership of Greenville County Animal Care. What does it mean? More dogs and cats are being saved through strategic animal sheltering practices and community engagement. Greenville’s efforts caught the […]
SURPRISING PHOTOS OUT OF SOUTHEAST ASIA show dogs wearing breathing masks in an attempt to save them from the Coronavirus. Is that going a bit too far? What are the chances of your dog or cat catching the Coronavirus, specifically COVID-19? “From what we know right now, your dog or […]
What you need to know about Harmful Algal Blooms. By AMY SCARONI, PH.D. If you were too nervous to let your dog swim in local waterways this past summer, you weren’t alone. With news reports linking dog deaths to harmful algal blooms (HABs) in neighboring states, many of us exercised […]
By DAN KROSSE AS A RELATIVELY NEW CAT OWNER, I inherited what I thought might be a fat cat. My concern was the swaying fat pouch under her belly that moves back and forth as she leads me to her food bowl each morning. But it turns out Ripple is […]
In January, Charleston Animal Society helped rescue more than 250 animals from a puppy mill in rural South Carolina. 50 of the rescued dogs were brought to Charleston Animal Society for medical treatment, fostering and eventually, adoption (the others were sent to other state rescue organizations). No Kill South Carolina […]
By SARAH BURNHEIMER More than 470,000 people visit the South Carolina Aquarium every year and surprisingly, an unlikely pair of animals is among the Aquarium’s star attractions. Ace and Stono are the main residents of the Mountain Forest exhibit at the Aquarium, and boy are these North American river otters […]