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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]