We cannot thank you enough for your generosity of spirit! Thanks to you, we raised more than $125,000 on Giving Tuesday for the animals. Every year, you help us make 20,000 miracles happen and now with the impact of Giving Tuesday, we will be able to create many more because of you. Local philanthropist Deborah […]
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Holiday Food Drive
As the Holidays approach, our foodbank is nearly empty and we have so many family pets counting on us to help them through tough times. Can you bring a bag or two of dog or cat food to the shelter (cans welcome too) — so we can brighten the day of an animal in need, […]
More than 100 Animals Saved Thanks to Jeff Cook Real Estate!

Jeff Cook and his real estate team partnered with Charleston Animal Society with a goal of adopting 100 animals before his birthday on October 22. THANKS TO YOU, we hit it out of the park and 128 animals found new homes during the campaign that started just two weeks ago. “Jeff Cook Real Estate continues […]
Podcast: Paws in the Park

Paws in the Park is coming up November 16th at Riverfront Park in North Charleston. This fundraising walk is going to raise money for Toby’s Fund, Charleston Animal Society’s medical fund. The walk will start right after the 5k run and will be followed by a fun-filled festival that will include, food, fun, beer, oysters, […]
Thank You for Helping the Animals in the Bahamas

$10,000+ Raised Thanks to YOU! Charleston Animal Society Board Members Hank & Laurel Greer pledged a $5,000 match for our fellow animal lovers to help save the lost pets in the Bahamas — and hundreds of you came through with incredible generosity. Within 36 hours, donors like you helped raise $5,792, that with the match […]
Tales from Animal Evacuations: PODCAST

As Hurricane Dorian approached Charleston, Charleston Animal Society set out to evacuate and transport more than 300 animals out of harm’s way. President & CEO Joe Elmore, along with the Director of Community Engagement Kay Hyman sat down to talk in this podcast about how this was accomplished and some of the amazing animals met […]
Time to Shelter with Your Pet: PODCAST

As Hurricane Dorian approached Charleston, Charleston Animal Society President & CEO Joe Elmore, along with the Director of Community Engagement Kay Hyman sat down to talk about what to do as time came to take shelter with your pets. This was the first “Something to Bark About” Podcast.
Ziggy Wanted to Evacuate in Style

When rescue teams from Charleston Animal Society reached Osceola County in Florida to evacuate animals, they never expected to run into a dog like Ziggy! Each time they placed Ziggy in a rescue kennel for transport, he’d escape. Not once, not twice, but three different times, even when they double zip-tied the kennel, covered it […]
veterinary specialty careCharleston Animal Society Starting Florida Shelter Animal Evacuations

CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY LAUNCHES EVACUATION OF FLORIDA SHELTER ANIMALS Plan is to get 100 – 200 animals out of harm’s way as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida coastline. Charleston Animal Society sent a team to Osceola and Brevard Counties in Florida on Friday. This evacuation team is planning to evacuate 100 cats and dogs from shelters […]
Charleston Animal Society Issues Heat-Stress Alert

Animal Owners Urged to Limit Outdoor Activities During Daytime Charleston Animal Society is issuing a heat alert for all companion and working animals. Working Animals The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture has developed a weather heat-stress index for livestock that can be referenced by zip code. Weather for August 14th in Charleston is at […]