Animals Being Abandoned After-Hours at Charleston Animal Society
June 12, 2014
N. CHARLESTON, SC – Video surveillance shows a young man climbing an 8-foot fence at Charleston Animal Society Tuesday night and dropping a puppy onto the cement pavement below, leaving the animal to fend for itself after the shelter had closed. He was accompanied by a young woman. The individuals may be teenagers, and it isn’t clear if they acted alone or with the help of adults. The video is available to view at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cKjc__8WE4. (Charleston Animal Society can also provide a copy upon request).
A second dog was also left alone in a crate outside the shelter in 90-degree heat. This makes three cases of abandoned pets at the shelter in the past month.
It is illegal to abandon an animal in South Carolina, even if you are leaving it at an animal shelter.
Charleston Animal Society has a very important animal intake system that includes safeguards to help control disease, aggressive animals and the overpopulation of the animal care campus. When an animal is brought to Charleston Animal Society, our staff is trained to offer options that owners may not be aware of, that could help keep your family together. Charleston Animal Society takes in 90% of all injured, abused and abandoned animals in Charleston County.
Charleston Animal Society are asking for the media’s help in identifying the individuals seen in this video so we can contact them regarding the incident. Please contact Aldwin Roman, Charleston Animal Society’s Manager of Cruelty Outreach, at (843) 329-1545. Charleston Animal Society can also show the puppy that was abandoned.
About Charleston Animal Society
At 140 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.
