Carolina Tails
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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 […]