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More than 670 dogs and cats wait for your votes to be spokesdog and spokescat for the Charleston Animal Society in its contest to put faces on labels of 2021 Rescue Brew Beer. If this year’s competition is like last year’s, picking the three finalist dogs and three finalist cats will be fierce, organizers say.
Voting continues through Sept. 17. Each $1 vote cast at CharlestonAnimalSociety.org supports the lifesaving programs of the Charleston Animal Society, including No Kill South Carolina 2024. From the three finalists in each category, one dog and one cat will be selected for grand prizes by celebrity judges to appear on the labels and will be announced Oct. 16.
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Staff reports | Pet shelters across the state are swamped with thousands of homeless animals leading them to declare a state of emergency and a rescue program that will run through August 22.
“Nearly every shelter in the state, including the largest shelters [Greenville County Animal Care, Charleston Animal Society, Horry County Animal Care Center and Columbia Animal Services] are at the breaking point and need help now,” said No Kill South Carolina 2024 Chief Project Officer Abigail Appleton in a statement. “These lifesaving organizations are critically overcapacity and there’s no sign of it letting up, especially as the pandemic is surging again and folks are not getting out as much as they did earlier this summer.”
Locally, the Charleston Animal Society said it had more than triple the number of animals it has the room to house at its shelter in North Charleston, caring for over 700 animals despite only having the space for about 230.
Staff reports | You can now enter Charleston Animal Society’s second annual contest to get an image of your rescue dog and cat printed on labels of 2021 Rescue Brew Beer cans of beer from Palmetto Brewing Company.
Nominations for the spokespet star search are open through Aug. 15. The cost? A donation of $10, which will support programs at the animal welfare organization. After the entries are in, voting will be from Aug. 16 through Sept. 17. The grand prize spokesdog and spokescat will be announced Oct. 16.
“We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate the unconditional love that pets bring to our lives and partner with Palmetto Brewing Company, Southern Eagle Distributing, WCSC Live 5 News, Charleston City Paper and Cupcake DownSouth to find the second spokesdog and spokescat for the 2021 Rescue Brew Beer,” said Joe Elmore, president and CEO of Charleston Animal Society.
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MYSTERY PHOTO: Livers and gizzards
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Staff reports | The Charleston Animal Society on Sunday announced plans to make South Carolina become a “no-kill state” for animals by 2024 through a $1 million challenge grant from the Petco Foundation.
“Our efforts with No Kill South Carolina over the past six years have made tremendous gains in the fight to save animals in every corner of the state,” said Charleston Animal Society President and CEO Joe Elmore during the organization’s 147th annual meeting. “The trending shows that we can make this groundbreaking initiative a reality by 2024.”
According to the society, “no kill” is a term used in animal welfare that refers to the goal of saving “all healthy and treatable dogs and cats, typically about 90 percent.” No-kill communities do not euthanize animals for space. Instead …
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By Rob Byko, contributing photographer | Pup Bowl IV, billed locally as “the most adorable football game ever, was held for three hours Saturday at Mount Pleasant’s Towne Centre.
Charleston Animal Society suited up 17 rookie free agents and a handful of older veterans – known affectionately as “retired players. They strutted their stuff in front of nearly 250 people gathered at The Oaks to watch part in the action. The crowd was masked-up and tried to remain socially distant as all anxiously awaited kickoff.
The event, a pet adoption and family-fun benefit, also featured live music, balloon animals, food, snacks and fund-raising for the society.
With game-faces on, the four-legged gridders rambled onto the field tussling and taunting each other, hoping to catch the eye of the young scouts who encircled the gated turf. …
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