PET HELPERS INC

Our mission is to end the euthanasia of all adoptable cats and dogs by keeping all animals safe and healthy until they are adopted by their family; providing low cost spay/neuter surgeries and vaccine clinic; offering humane education programs; community outreach and engagement; pursuing animal-cruelty prosecution; and initiating animal-welfare legislation.

ADOPTIONS
Our adoption counselors work closely with our animal care staff to make sure that they know every one of our adoptable animals and take the time to understand the needs of the potential adopters as well. For us at Pet Helpers, it is all about “the match”. After all, our goal is to make sure that the adoption is to the “right” family who will provide a FOREVER home.

SPAY/NEUTER
Our mission is to provide high quality spay/neuter surgeries at an affordable price to all families in the Lowcountry. This is the most effective way to reduce the overpopulation of companion animals. Besides offering these services to the general population, we are also aggressively working to increase accessibility to areas of the Lowcountry with high rates of pet reproduction.

LOW COST VACCINE CLINIC
Our low cost vaccine clinic provides preventive care services such as heartworm testing, flea control, microchipping, and nail trims.

UNCHAIN CHARLESTON
Unchain Charleston is “breaking the chains and improving the lives of dogs in the Lowcountry. Fences give freedom!” Unchain Charleston is a concerted effort to spread awareness about the plight of chained dogs and to build fences for chained dogs in the Lowcountry. By providing an alternative to chaining, Unchain Charleston keeps dogs out of the shelter system and in their loving homes. Please send us an email with Name, Address, Phone Number, Breed and Age of Dog.


TRAP-NEUTER-RELEASE
The Lowcountry has a large population of feral, semi-feral, and free roaming cats. Both feral cat colonies and community cats can be managed in a nonlethal method of population control through TNR. These cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered, and returned to their colony sites where in many cases, volunteer caregivers provide them food, water, and limited shelter. Please contact the shelter for assistance on our TNR program at 843-795-1110.

PET FOOD BANK
The food bank provides a monthly food supply for families in need. We welcome pet owners in need to use this resource to obtain food for your pet by visiting our Adoption Center at 1447 Folly Road. Please bring a photo ID and proof of spay/neuter at the time of your visit. Proof of government assistance is required. Please send an email with Name, Address, Phone Number, and Number of Cats/Dogs.

ReTAIL Resale Store
Animal Helpers ReTail Resale Store accepts donations of gently used furniture, appliances, decorative pieces, household items, and much more. Donations are tax-deductible. All proceeds from the sale of these items go to Pet Helpers to use to save animals in the Lowcountry

TRAINING
Pet Helpers is happy to bring on their very own professional dog trainer, Heather Szasz. Heather has over 9 years of professional dog training experience as well as being a life coach for a world wide company. Both of these professions combined together allow her to be very successful with working with Dog Owners and the behavior issues with their dogs.

At Pet Helpers, we are dedicated to our goals and address meeting our goals with:

A low cost spay/neuter clinic, a low cost vaccination clinic that encourages and assists the community with having healthy pets and prevents the overpopulation of animals.

A full time animal behavior specialist on staff to work with our animals that may need some additional training and enrichment.

Highly trained employees that are able to effectively match our shelter animals to their fur-ever homes.

Unchain Charleston program is a community outreach program that builds fences for freedom and keeps dogs off chains.

No cost pet food bank has provided countless pounds of pet food to families that are struggling financially.

All shelters in the SC Lowcountry are now no-kill, Pet Helpers was at the forefront of this movement. Now our goal is to keep all adoptable pets out of shelters and healthy by offering; low cost vaccines, spays/neuters; an income based program that covers a portion of spay/neuter surgeries and vaccine costs in our clinic; a community food bank and a grant program that covers emergency medical care for their pets so that families don't have to bring their beloved pets to shelters.