CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY

Programs
No Kill Charleston
NO KILL CHARLESTONIN 2013, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY BUILT THE FIRST COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTHEAST WHERE EVERY HEALTHY AND TREATABLE DOG AND CAT HAS A HOME. WE CALL IT A NO KILL COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONTINUALLY SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE DOGS AND CATS IN CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH 3 IMPACT AREAS: (1) ERADICATING UNNECESSARY EUTHANASIA OF COMPANION ANIMALS, (2) ELIMINATING OVERPOPULATION OF COMPANION ANIMALS, AND (3) PREVENTING ANIMAL CRUELTY. OVER 15,000 ANIMALS BENEFIT FROM 15 STRATEGIES INCLUDING (A) FINDING HOMES FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH 4,841 ADOPTIONS, (B) CONTAINING OUTBREAKS OF DEADLY DISEASES THROUGH 28,726 VACCINATIONS, (C) SHELTERED UNWANTED AND STRAY ANIMALS THROUGH 103,936 DAYS OF CARE, (D) PREVENTING THE BIRTHS OF UNPLANNED LITTERS THROUGH 11,673 SPAY/NEUTER STERILIZATIONS, (E) FOSTERING THE MOST AT-RISK ANIMALS THROUGH 65,456 ROUND-THE-CLOCK DAYS OF IN-HOME ANIMAL CARE & REHABILITATION, (F) PROVIDING PERMANENT REFUGE FOR THREATENED COMMUNITY CATS THROUGH 52,542 DAYS OF SANCTUARY CARE, (G) GROWING CHILDREN INTO HUMANITARIANS THROUGH 23,318 COMPASSION EDUCATION LESSONS, AND (H) PREVENTING/RESPONDING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY THROUGH 72 CRUELTY-ASSISTED LAW ENFORCEMENT CASES, AND (I) HELPING FAMILIES CARE FOR THEIR PETS THROUGH A CADRE OF ASSISTANCE AND 497 MONTHS OF CRITICAL PET FOOD.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.8MNo Kill South Carolina
NO KILL SOUTH CAROLINAIN 2016, THIS PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED TO BUILD THE FIRST NO KILL STATE IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC OCEANS, AND MOST OF AMERICA'S HEARTLAND, TO CREATE A PLACE WHERE EVERY DOG AND CAT HAS A HOME THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO SAVE HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA AS MEASURED BY ACHIEVING A 10% OR LESS EUTHANASIA RATE ACROSS SC'S 46 COUNTIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, 780,000 LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED IN SC'S ANIMAL SHELTERS. IN 2023, THIS STATEWIDE INITIATIVE (1) ORGANIZED THE LARGEST ANNUAL STATEWIDE DOG AND CAT ADOPTION EVENT IN THE COUNTRY RESULTING IN 2,030 ADOPTIONS, VARIOUS (2) EMERGENCY SHELTER TRANSPORTS THAT MOVED 437 ANIMALS PULLED FROM 9 SC COUNTIES, (3) SHELTER HEALTH CONSULTATIONS, AND (4) ASSISTANCE WITH LARGE CRUELTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS, ALL OF WHICH RESULTED IN A STATEWIDE CANINE EUTHANASIA RATE OF 17% AND FELINE EUTHANASIA RATE OF 10%.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MProgram 1 [2024]
NO KILL CHARLESTONIN 2013, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY BUILT THE FIRST COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTHEAST WHERE EVERY HEALTHY AND TREATABLE DOG AND CAT HAS A HOME. WE CALL IT A NO KILL COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONTINUALLY SAVE ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE DOGS AND CATS IN CHARLESTON COUNTY THROUGH 3 IMPACT AREAS: (1) ENDING UNNECESSARY EUTHANASIA OF COMPANION ANIMALS, (2) ENDING OVERPOPULATION OF COMPANION ANIMALS, AND (3) ENDING ANIMAL CRUELTY. IN THE GREATER CHARLESTON AREA ALONE, OVER 15,000 ANIMALS BENEFIT FROM 15 STRATEGIES INCLUDING (A) FINDING HOMES FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH 5,040 ADOPTIONS, (B) CONTAINING OUTBREAKS OF DEADLY DISEASES THROUGH 35,961 VACCINATIONS, (C) SHELTERED UNWANTED AND STRAY ANIMALS THROUGH 112,934 DAYS OF CARE, (D) PREVENTING THE BIRTHS OF UNPLANNED LITTERS THROUGH 15,406 SPAY/NEUTER STERILIZATIONS, (E) FOSTERING 2,616 OF THE MOST AT-RISK ANIMALS THROUGH 70,624 ROUND-THE-CLOCK DAYS OF IN-HOME ANIMAL CARE & REHABILITATION, (F) PROVIDING PERMANENT REFUGE FOR THREATENED COMMUNITY CATS THROUGH OVER 56,000 DAYS OF SANCTUARY CARE, (G) GROWING 11,671 CHILDREN INTO HUMANITARIANS THROUGH 34,384 COMPASSION EDUCATION LESSONS, AND (H) PREVENTING/RESPONDING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY THROUGH 85 CRUELTY-ASSISTED LAW ENFORCEMENT CASES, AND (I) HELPING FAMILIES CARE FOR 2,442 PETS THROUGH A CADRE OF ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE AND CRITICAL PET FOOD.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.6M
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