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PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week

Charleston Animal Society has received a grant from PetSmart Charities® to help prepare more pets in Charleston County for adoption. Some four million pets find themselves in U.S. shelters each year. In partnership with PetSmart Charities, Charleston Animal Society will bring adoptable pets to four PetSmart locations in support of National Adoption Week, taking place March 18 - 24, 2024.
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CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY TURNS 150

Charleston Animal Society, the first animal protection organization in South Carolina and one of the oldest in the entire country, celebrates its 150th anniversary on March 14.
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City Paper Best of Charleston Voting Now Open

Charleston Animal Society needs your help voting for us in Charleston City Paper’s Best of Charleston 2024! Show your support for our lifesaving work by nominating us in the following categories. Nominating is so simple - just follow the links below and write in Charleston Animal Society!
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Almost Dead Last

Each year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) publishes its U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Ranking Report. Unfortunately, South Carolina is almost dead last, falling to #47 when it comes the strength of animal protection laws here. Where does the Palmetto State fall short?
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MIRACLE CAT REUNITED AFTER MISSING FOR FIVE YEARS

What a story Feya must have to tell. The cute 12 lbs. tortoiseshell cat was found on Johns Island and brought into Charleston Animal Society for rescue on February 25, 2024. That’s when the Animal Society team turned up something very important – Feya had been reported missing in Mt. Pleasant, five years earlier!
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A Record Breaking Year: 2023 By the Numbers

Despite overwhelming odds that animal shelters faced throughout the country during 2023, Charleston Animal Society continued its record-breaking trek toward building the first No Kill State in the Southern United States, from the Atlantic coast to Pacific Oceans and across America’s heartland.
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