If you live in or near Charleston, you have plenty of opportunities to adopt a family pet:
Charleston Animal Society (CAS)
2455 Remount Rd.
North Charleston, SC 29406
(843) 747-4849
A 134-year-old institution, CAS takes in over 10,000 unwanted and abandoned animals each year and is the only open admissions shelter in Charleston County.
Pet Helpers
1447 Folly Rd.
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 795-1110
Pet Helpers was founded by Carol Linville in 1976 after she read that 8,000 pets were being euthanized each year at the local animal shelter. It is now one of the foremost pet rescue operations in South Carolina.