The Charleston Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible case of animal cruelty after a chihuahua puppy named “Billie” was found left bleeding with a broken jaw and eye socket, in a plastic storage bin in the Midland Park area of North Charleston. Children who saw the puppy in the bin on a neighborhood walking path, told their mother who then contacted authorities.
The lives of hundreds of animals in shelters across South Carolina are at stake, as homeless animals have been pouring into shelters for weeks.To solve this crisis in SC, shelters throughout the state have reduced or waived adoption fees, offered special promotions, and created special incentives to make adoptions more accessible and affordable to the public. Statewide animal welfare organizations, such as South Carolina Animal Care and Control Association (SCACCA), No Kill South Carolina and South Carolina Animal Legislative Coalition, are working together to encourage current pet owners and new ones to make room for one more.
Throughout the months of August and September, Lodi Coffee is offering a $50 giftcard to any new family who signs up to foster a dog or cat at Charleston Animal Society. This can be redeemed at their North Charleston location at 2210 Ashley Phosphate Road.
After hosting a training at the shelter in March, The Jackson Galaxy Project, a program of Greater Good Charities , has designed renovation plans for the cat spaces in Charleston Animal Society using its Operation Catification design principles. The renovation at Charleston Animal Society is made possible by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc and is being completed by Greater Good Charities’ Rescue Rebuild team.
Two weeks ago, a friend of the shelter contacted the Animal Society after finding a 6-month-old female husky wandering alone in an upstate state park. Sweet Siri showed clear signs of dehydration and was covered in dirt at the time.
