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By NATASSIA DONOHUE August is National Make-A-Will month, and after the last two years of the pandemic, more Americans are creating wills than ever before. Yet, our partners at FreeWill note that recent surveys show almost two-thirds of people still haven’t made an estate plan. You may be thinking that […]

DEAR FRIENDS, We continue to live through tumultuous times. As if a pandemic were not enough for us to endure, many of us are shocked at the skyrocketing price of groceries and other important services. Don’t even get me going on the price of gas! There is the war in […]

By BECCA BORONAT There are Unsung Heroes all around us, in every community, helping us get one step closer to creating No Kill South Carolina. One of these people is Samira (Sam) Yaghi who volunteers for the Fairfield County Adoption Center in Winnsboro, SC – and was recently named the […]

By LISA PEARCE HEALING HEARTWORM AND EMPTY THE SHELTERS The Bissell Pet Foundation has provided medical support to South Carolina dogs suffering from heartworm disease with a two-year $20,000 grant award. This lifesaving medical treatment will cover the cost to save 100 adoptable dogs. Each year, the Animal Society participates […]

By DAN KROSSE It was just a few days before Thanksgiving when Charleston County Sheriff’s Deputy Caroline Sewell was called to a burglary in Hollywood. Responding deputies had found a dog tied to a tree with no food or water – and sadly – a second dog who had died, […]

By ABIGAIL APPLETON, PMP, CAWA & BECCA BORONAT, CAWA South Carolina is making great progress in lifesaving but our animal care systems are facing significant challenges. LACK OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES Lack of financial resources lies at the heart of almost all of the challenges faced by sheltered animals in our […]

By WILL HOWELL C elebrity Paws in the Park was made to celebrate people and their pets making the choice to live an active and healthy lifestyle. Nowhere is that more on display than the Canine Sports Arena, where the action starts at 9 AM after the race at Riverfront […]

By KAILEY ALLEN I vividly remember the sights and sounds as I visited the adoption floor at Charleston Animal Society for the first time: loud barking echoes, eyes begging for attention, andpaws scratching the kennel walls that separated them from me. At this point, I was already aware of the […]

By LAUREN RUST Ever look out over the waves and wonder how many dolphins are out there swimming around Charleston? The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network (LMMN) is busy finding the answer – thanks to their army of citizen-scientists. This local nonprofit’s mission is to protect local marine mammals through education, […]

By DAN KROSSE It was a busy Valentine’s Day week for Charleston Animal Society, when more than 200 cats and dogs needed rescued in two separate cases. Charleston Animal Society’s Disaster Response Team deployed to Pickens County February 12, to assist with the rescue of 166 dogs living in inhumane […]

By DAN KROSSE A big congratulations goes out to the City of North Charleston and the Town of Mount Pleasant for receiving the Better Cities for PetsTM Certification. Both cities were certified by Mars Petcare after an extensive evaluation process. Charleston Animal Society partnered with both cities to apply. Mars […]