1,188 Animals adopted during Pick Me! SC
October 9, 2018
More than 1,188 animals have new homes today, after a history-making statewide adoption event: Pick Me! SC. 50 locations, including animal shelters, rescues and Petco stores, combined forces and invited the public to come adopt, and save as many lives as possible October 5 -7.
Sponsored by the Petco Foundation and organized by No Kill South Carolina (NKSC) – most shelters offered “no-fee” or “low-fee” adoptions as part of this lifesaving event. “So many shelters told us they had never seen anything like it,” said the Director of NKSC Abigail Kamleiter. “People were lined up at the doors of our locations across the state.”
Long-Term Impact of Pick Me! SC
Many people who went to adopt this weekend shared that they had never visited their local shelter before the Pick Me! SC weekend. Organizers hope people will continue to see the value that shelters bring to their individual communities. “It really brought communities together to show pride in their area shelters. When people visit these shelters, they now realize they can have a tremendous impact on saving lives,” said Kamleiter.
From the Mountains to the Sea
Pick Me! SC truly was a statewide event, with shelter and rescues participating from the mountains of the Upstate to the beaches of the Lowcountry. Here is how dog and cat adoptions broke down by region:
Lowcountry: 395
Midlands: 343
Upstate: 320
Pee Dee: 120
Other Animals: 10
Total: 1,188
For a complete listing of locations that participated in this historic statewide adoption event, please go to PickMeSC.com.
No Kill South Carolina’s goal is to save every healthy and treatable animal in South Carolina. To accomplish this, NKSC is providing resources and sharing science-based lifesaving strategies to shelters across South Carolina. NKSC is a program of Charleston Animal Society.
