389 Animals Scheduled for Spay-Neuter Procedures
February 25, 2015
Event Sets Lowcountry Record for Single Day Spay-Neuter Registrations
CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Animal Society teamed up with Kia Country of Charleston to get pets spayed or neutered on World Spay Day, February 24th – and smashed records in the process. 341 people made appointments for 389 pets. Pet owners could sign-up online or by calling in to Charleston Animal Society’s spay-neuter hotline. This is the most spay neuters ever scheduled in a single day in the South Carolina.
“By 4am, we had more than 100 appointments made online,” said Charleston Animal Society Chief Executive Officer Joe Elmore, “and on top of that, we had volunteers and staff members manning six different phones throughout the business day.”
World Spay Day is an international campaign of The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, and Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association.
“This shows us people in our area love their pets and understand how spaying and neutering saves lives,” said Director of Public Health and Spay/Neuter Initiatives Dr. Lucy Fuller.
The efforts on World Spay Day helped stop the cycle of animal overpopulation in our area by preventing the birth of unwanted cats and dogs. Each year, Charleston Animal Society provides sheltering and other critical services to 18,000 animals.
“Kia Country of Charleston is so proud to have been a sponsor of this amazing event,” said Kia spokeswoman Lisa LoVullo, “we look forward to partnering with Charleston Animal Society to save even more lives in 2015.”
If you were unable to sign-up your pet for a spay/neuter appointment on World Spay Day, you can always do so either online, or by phone:
- Register online at http://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/spay-neuter/
- Call the Spay Neuter Clinic at 843-556-7729
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About Charleston Animal Society
At 141 years old, Charleston Animal Society is the oldest animal organization in South Carolina and one of the oldest in the Nation. It is also South Carolina’s leader in adoptions, spay/neuter procedures, free roaming cat services and research projects and has a nationally recognized Veterinary Science Initiative. For the second year in a row, Charleston Animal Society is South Carolina’s most honored charity.
