My Nonprofit Reviews

My wife is very involved with this organization, and I often attend events with her. We have a team for the annual chili cook-off fundraiser and always attend the annual meeting celebration. A few years ago, after both of our older dogs had passed away, my wife wanted to start fostering right away. I didn't want any part of it because I didn't want it to feel like we were replacing our others. Well, she went to the shelter and came back with a shy puppy, Hannah, who was a handful, but fun to have around. I guess I can admit it was a little quiet not having any animals in the house so despite it all, it was nice to have the puppy energy around. Hannah was adopted by one of my wife's coworkers, so of course my wife headed back to the shelter to scoop up another. This time she came home with a staffie mix, Ginger, and we both fell for her pretty quickly. It didn't hurt that she was housetrained, knew basic commands, and was clearly well trained in a home (she didn't jump on the furniture until after we allowed it and ruined that). :-) Ginger had heartworms, but was treated by Charleston Animal Society and was now in good health. After a few people had expressed an interest in her, we pretty much knew we had to make it official because we couldn't part with her. It's been a few years now and I'm grateful Ginger came into our lives (and that my wife persisted in fostering). Sometimes, you don't know what you need until it shows up in your life, and that's our Ginger. We support Charleston Animal Society in all that they do and are really proud to be a part of a no-kill community. Charleston Animal Society isn't just a shelter for homeless animals; they do outreach to underserved communities, provide resources to pet owners, have tons of fun events and promotions, offer reduced cost spay/neuter for the community, and are all-around really friendly people who are passionate about what they do. But it doesn't stop there. They're also taking it a step further and working to help other communities across the state become no-kill, and are deeply invested in building and supporting a community in Charleston that is free from harm to both animals and humans. What's not to love?