|May 6, 2021 at 2:15 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 5:42 PM
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - On Thursday morning the Charleston Animal Society helped several Lowcountry pets in a unique way. Staff drove around to several houses in North Charleston, picked up pets in the Pets for Life program and brought them to a mobile clinic.
Those pets were then given an exam, vaccines and tested for heartworms. Once the treatment is done, staff take the pets back to their owners.
The goal of the program is to help underserved areas in North Charleston that don’t have nearby veterinary clinics. It works like a door-to-door program where staff go around to neighbors and ask if they need help.
By ALDWIN ROMAN, CAWA
CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY HAS led animal disaster response efforts in South Carolina for the past six years. Not limiting itself to South Carolina, Charleston Animal Society has assisted states from the East Coast to the Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. The work that has been accomplished is a model for other communities that face disasters. But there is still much work to be done.
South Carolina has experienced federally- declared disasters each of the last six years, but no hurricanes on the scale of a direct hit, such as Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
By JOE ELMORE, CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT AND CEO
Perhaps, the most pressing issue facing animal shelters across South Carolina is the overwhelming number of Pit Bull Type Dogs (PBTDs) entering government and government-contracted facilities. Their disproportionately large numbers, due to a lack of accessible and affordable spay/neuter, create circumstances that place this majestic dog, through no fault of its own, in situations where it is harmed or causes harm to others.
Note: Pit Bull is not recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as a specific breed of dog. Rather it is a cadre of breeds, most often associated with American Staffordshire Terriers, American Bullies, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Bulldog, along with any mixed breed dog that shares certain physical characteristics with these terrier-type breeds.
Charleston Animal Society helping pets in a unique way
VIDEO: Charleston Animal Society helping pets in a unique way By Abbey O Brien | May 6, 2021 at 2:15 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 5:42 PM
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - On Thursday morning the Charleston Animal Society helped several Lowcountry pets in a unique way. Staff drove around to several houses in North Charleston, picked up pets in the Pets for Life program and brought them to a mobile clinic.
Those pets were then given an exam, vaccines and tested for heartworms. Once the treatment is done, staff take the pets back to their owners.
Banfield Foundation® Grants New Disaster Response Truck And Trailer To Texas A&M University s Veterinary Emergency Team
New Multi-Functional Unit Marks the Second Mobile Disaster Vehicle Granted to Texas A&M, Increasing VET s Capacity to Evacuate and Transport Animals
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VANCOUVER, Wash., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Banfield Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and Texas A&M University s Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) today unveiled the university s second custom-built veterinary response trailer and truck designed to be utilized in the evacuation phase of disaster response. As the largest and most deployed veterinary emergency response unit in the country, Texas A&M s VET is a leader in emergency preparedness.