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 […]
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Since the coronavirus pandemic began, pet owners have wondered what impact the virus might have on their animals. Although new information has been generated in recent months, all studies that have been conducted still reinforce that dogs and cats become infected by the coronavirus through direct contact with infected people. […]
Jack Hanna, 74, is the former Columbus, OH Zookeeper who shot to international fame on late night talk shows and other television programs as a leading animal conservationist. Hanna was well-known in the Lowcountry because of his frequent visits to SEWE. In April, his family announced that Hanna has been […]
All of us know the headaches that came with finding, booking and getting a COVID-19 vaccination. But employees at Charleston Animal Society had their own dream team working on appointments, taking much of the stress away. Normally in charge of the shelter’s foster program, Christina Ellwood and Jodi Osborne were […]
NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR PETS, THERE’S ALWAYS THE CHANCE THEY WILL RUN INTO A LEGAL SITUATION. ATTORNEY DAVID AYLOR TOOK TIME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM OUR READERS IN THIS EDITION OF ASK A LAWYER. QUESTION: I know I live in the South but seeing so many dogs […]
2020 WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE WORST YEARS EVER FOR MOST OF US, BUT NOT OUR PETS! While we may be counting down the days until quarantines and social distancing ends, our dogs and cats are likely dreading it. A bright spot in the year of COVID-19 was […]
ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 17TH, THE DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION (DHA) HELD THE INDOGURATION OF MAJOR BIDEN, THE FIRST-EVER SHELTER PUP TO BECOME FIRST DOG. President Biden initially took Major in as a foster dog, before officially adopting him in 2018. Major is now romping together with his brother Champ at the […]
Next time you want to experience a place that is wild, natural, beautiful, and close to home, head over to Sullivan’s Island. Start at Station 16 and Atlantic Avenue and follow the trail through the maritime forest to the beach. You could see as many as 80 species of birds, […]
By KITTY BLOCK, PRESIDENT OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES AS A RESULT OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE closures during the pandemic, some producers have used a cruel method called “ventilation shutdown,” or VSD, to kill whole herds of pigs. Ventilator shutdown involves locking a flock or herd of animals in […]
How dogs are helping in the pandemic fight By DAN KROSSE CAN DOGS SMELL COVID-19? PEOPLE around the world are anxiously awaiting research results from a study at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet). Since April, researchers there have been taking samples from volunteers who are […]
By DAN KROSSE Cats love to hover near cars to hide and keep warm. Some cat lovers worry the silence of Electric Vehicles make it difficult for cats to move away quickly. CAR FORUMS ACROSS THE INTERNET lit up recently after a pop star’s sister claimed her Tesla had killed […]