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FOCUS: Second contest underway to find new Rescue Brew stars

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.

by Charleston Currents · 07/19/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

FOCUS: $1 million challenge to fuel no-kill effort to save animals

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 …

by Charleston Currents · 03/15/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News

NEW for 3/15: No-kill grant; Budget reporting; Wienermobile

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: $1 million challenge grant to fuel no-kill effort to save animals
COMMENTARY, Brack: Why budget reporting matters
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.
NEWS BRIEFS: Wienermobile made Mount Pleasant appearance Thursday
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few clues for this stumper
CALENDAR: Junior League to hold Little Black Dress initiative March 22-26

by Charleston Currents · 03/15/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

NEW for 2/1: Remembering Jim Campbell and Hank Aaron; More

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: Remembering Jim Campbell
COMMENTARY, Brack: Boyhood hero Aaron continues to inspire
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Morris Financial Concepts
NEWS BRIEFS: Charleston Animal Society celebrates 8-year milestone
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting wall
CALENDAR: Land trust to benefit from Feb. 11-21 online auction

by Andy Brack · 02/01/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Charleston Animal Society's Joe Elmore, right, talks with Palmetto Brewery's Collin Clark.

NEWS BRIEFS: Annual chili cook-off raises big money to help animals

Staff reports | Animal lovers donated almost $400,000 Saturday during the Charleston Animal Society’s 20th annual Chili Cook-off, an event that was virtual for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sixty five teams participated in the online cook-off to generate donations from 927 people and organizations for a total of $388,716, according to the Animal Society’s website. You can view the event, recorded live Saturday, by clicking here.

by Charleston Currents · 11/23/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

GOOD NEWS: Be careful with pets, fireworks on the Fourth

Staff reports | The Fourth of July can be a lot of fun for people, but scary for pets. With that in mind, the Charleston Animal Society reminds us that the holiday is the most dangerous day of the year for pets because fireworks often scare them, causing them to run away and get lost.

by Charleston Currents · 07/03/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

FOCUS: No Kill S.C. is changing the face of animal welfare

By Joe Elmore, special to Statehouse Report | Despite Charleston County becoming the Southeast’s first No Kill Community in 2013, tens of thousands of animals in other areas of South Carolina are dying needlessly due to a lack of best practices and resources.

To combat these alarming statistics, Charleston Animal Society, South Carolina’s first animal protection organization and one of the oldest (143 years) in the nation, launched No Kill South Carolina (NKSC) in 2015. Funded by a generous grant from Petco Foundation, No Kill South Carolina hit the ground a year later and is arguably the boldest grassroots animal care initiative ever undertaken in the U.S.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 04/10/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

GOOD NEWS: 4 meetings on tap for input on regional walk/bike plan

Staff reports | The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments is hosting four public meetings to gather input for Walk + Bike BCD, the regional pedestrian and bicycle master plan. Three meetings are this week with a new one just added for North Charleston on Dec. 13.

by Charleston Currents · 11/28/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

Red Cross volunteer Von Reagan of Charleston is comforting a four-legged residents at a pet-friendly shelter in North Charleston. Photo by Bob Wallace/American Red Cross.

BRACK: Thanks to everyone for helping during Matthew

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Every one will have a different way of remembering Hurricane Matthew, which got everybody’s attention after it killed hundreds in Haiti on its way north to make a tempestuous landfall in South Carolina.

From now until eternity, I’m sure that every time I encounter a chocolate-covered almond, I’ll remember eating them while waiting out the storm in Georgia at my parent’s home with my daughters in the Atlanta area. My dad had a Costco-sized container full of them that we all ate until they were gone, And then another container miraculously appeared.

One daughter says she’ll likely remember visiting her grandparents whenever asked about Hurricane Matthew. Another daughter predicts she’ll recall worrying about the fate of our home in Charleston as the storm blew through.

by Andy Brack · 10/09/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

FEEDBACK: Elmore is a hero among us

Kay Chandler, Mount Pleasant on a hero: “His name is Joe Elmore of the Charleston Animal Society. His article on the carriage trade industry told in depth of the serious and sad conditions the animals face daily. I was born in Charleston and grew up downtown where we would see a real carriage with a few tourists or a bride and groom riding around the Battery.”

by Charleston Currents · 08/15/2016 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback