By ABIGAIL APPLETON No Kill South Carolina aims to eliminate unnecessary euthanasia in our state. A key strategy is encouraging communities across the state to embrace programs that keep animals out of their shelters – with fantastic results! Check out the maps to see the progress we’ve made statewide! What […]
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By JOE ELMORE, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT & CEO AS WE APPROACH THE SPRINT TO THE end of the current legislative session, which started in January 2019 and concludes in June 2020, nearly all animal-related bills have been put on the back burner. This is not new to our South […]
Your plant choice could help save bees and butterflies By ANNA VECCHIONE, PH.D. THE UNITED NATIONS RELEASED an alarming report in 2017, warning everyone that bees, butterflies and other pollinators are going extinct because of human impacts on the environment, including pesticides. Their extinction would take an enormous toll on […]
Photos by JEANNE TAYLOR / JTPETPICS.COM Charleston Animal Society celebrated 146 years of preventing cruelty to animals on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Blackbaud World Headquarters. Before hundreds of supporters, the Animal Society presented two significant awards: The Community Ambassador Award went to Blackbaud, Inc. The Elizabeth Bradham Humanitarian Award […]
POOP BAGS MAKE THE CUT! Starting in January, Charleston County launched its single-use plastics ban, following on the heels of many area municipalities. It left dog owners worried their poop bags would be banned, but that is not the case. There is a list of exceptions including: bread bags, deli […]
No matter how much we love our pets, there’s always the chance they will run into a legal situation…including cats! In this “Best of” Ask a Lawyer, we compile Attorney David Aylor’s best answers on your questions about cats! QUESTION: My child was playing at a friend’s house and was […]
By SEAN HAWKINS TRIVIA: DID YOU KNOW BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK (MAY 3RD– 9TH) GOT ITS START IN CHARLESTON? Lowcountry native Henry Lewith proposed the idea in 1914 after sinking almost a million dollars (in 2020 dollars) into animal advocacy. The idea began as “Humane Sunday” and grew into […]
Can You Make Room for One More? Our pets come vaccinated, microchipped and spayed or neutered. If you’re downtown, stop by Pounce Cat Cafe (283 Meeting Street). All of the cats at Pounce come from Charleston Animal Society. Visit our shelter at 2455 Remount Road in North Charleston, seven days […]
