When assuming office, local elected officials pledge to serve their community. While many politicians try their best to listen to the needs of the constituents who voted them into office, it is rare to find an official who is as concerned about the quality of life the voiceless animals of their community as Mayor Keith Summey has continuously done during his 28 year tenure as the third Mayor of North Charleston.
In preparation for Hurricane Ian, Charleston Animal Society will be closing early Thursday, September 29th at 2:00 PM and closed to the public Friday, September 30th. Regular hours are expected to resume pending the length and severity of the storm. Please see our website and social media to stay up to date on our response to the storm.
Charleston Animal Society rescued 80 cats and kittens from the Humane Society of Naples, Florida and Collier County Domestic Animal Services, Florida and is in touch with other Florida shelters via the Florida Association of Animal Welfare Organizations for pre and post-landfall response and recovery efforts. The cats and kittens were already available for adoption at their shelter(s) before being evacuated.
In honor of Rescue Brew and all the good this fundraiser accomplishes, we decided to pay a visit to Palmetto Brewing Company at 289 Huger Street in Downtown Charleston to show some thanks to the amazing people who have helped to make the Rescue Brew Beer project a reality for the last three years. And what better way to celebrate the closing of Rescue Brew voting, than to bring in some very special rescues to the brewery!
Thursday| September 15, 2022 | North Charleston, SC
Thank you for helping save lives across our state by taking part in the 2022 Rescue Brew Beer Contest! This year, we had a record number of 709 entrants who raised a total of $81,699 for Charleston Animal Society’s No Kill South Carolina initiative.
Last night at 9:00 PM, the voting phase closed, and the public chose three cats and three dogs as the finalists in the running for Spokescat and Spokesdog respectively.
A judging panel, made up of representatives from sponsors WCSC Live 5 News, Palmetto Brewing Co. and Charleston Animal Society, will pick the Grand Prize-winning entry Spokesdog and Spokescat from the three finalist dogs and three finalist cats of the online photo contest to appear on the 2022 Rescue Brew Beer labels.
The winners will be announced and the labels will be revealed in late October in time for the holiday party season!
A special thanks to our sponsors at Palmetto Brewing Company, Charleston City Paper, Southern Crown Distributing, Cupcake DownSouth, and WCSC Live 5 News.
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.
