My husband and I adopted two kittens here a few days ago. As soon as we walked in the staff kindly greeted us and told us the layout. There were 4 rooms of kittens. They said we could get any kitten out to meet them just don't put them on the floor. We made 2 laps looking at everyone. So many sweet babies to pick from and we were looking for particular personalities. Once we picked two the staff checked the medical records to make sure they were currently due for anything before we left. Because it's currently kitten season and they have a ton of kittens, all kittens were half off. So we got two for $175. Already fixed, vaccinated, and microchipped. The facility was very clean, easy to find, and professionally ran. It was a great experience. As we left there was a family with kids that came to read books to the kittens, so sweet! read more

I mean I am so happy that they have this available. You should be able to take care of your pets for an affordable price. They offer affordable prices. Or someone on a very low budget emergency vets are basically the same price as almost as human surgery. I understand they are doctors. Vets are doctors and I am grateful so thank you for saving my fur babies life read more

Great service to these dogs. They take great care of these animals. They take their time with you and take the pet outside with you. Unfortunately most of the dogs are on the larger size. Some have been there close to a year. Many very sweet. Personally I'm looking for a small senior dog. The small ones go right away. The staff is very accommodating. Adopt. Don't shop read more

Wonderful organization and great mission! Volunteering here and adopting is amazing. These are great people doing an amazing community service! read more

These people are amazing!!!! They give the absolute best care to every animal that comes through their doors. If you are looking for a place to fundraise for, please think of them. They are trying to replace their AC unit at the moment and can use all the help you can find or give. If you want to foster, please contact Tiffany. She is AMAZING. They supply you with everything you need. You just give the love and time. read more

I brought in the girls I nanny to visit the shelter. We didn't call ahead or anything. When we 2alked in the front desk clerk was so nice and offered us a tour right then. She took her time to explain all different aspects of the shelter and taught the girls about the ways they care for animals there. I was very impressed and so pleased with experience the girls had visiting. I've heard others mention that it can be expensive to adopt from this shelter, but after touring and seeing all that goes into a no kill shelter, I think they have those prices to sustain their goal of rescuing as many animals as possible. We learned about kitten fostering while we were there, and I hope to participate in that program in the future. read more

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Kind. Compassionate. Caring. Life saving. Professional. Rescuing. Safe. I can't say enough about how wonderful Pet Helpers is!

My daughter had a summer camp here this year (Hairy Pawter) and I got to bring her every day. She had a blast during the camp, but she especially loved being able to play with the kittens / cats prior to her camp each day. It's great to see them all so well cared for, and even better when I see families leaving with a new pet. We already have three cats at home, so taking home another one was not an option, but we sure gave them some loving. Cats and dogs are well cared for here. They also had some Guinea pigs that were quite vocal if you got close enough. I recommend fostering or adopting from here if you ever have the chance. Great people working for a great cause. read more

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The amazing staff took the time on a Friday afternoon to help ease the heartbreak of our experience of owner surrendering our sweet Sansa & Draegan. We have rescued so many animals over the years, but have always found them homes ourselves. The idea of taking our kitties somewhere to be put in a cage was unbearable, but at Pet Helpers they get so much more than that! I truly believe in my heart that they care about the animals & will make sure they find their perfect furever home! I cannot thank them enough for all that they do for each & every animal they have in their care! If you are even considering adopting a pet, I would highly recommend visiting the cats & dogs at Pet Helpers. Each of their animals up for adoption have a different temperament & the knowledgeable staff can help find the perfect fur baby for you & your family! read more

Pet Helpers - Sansa - Animal Shelters Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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I know these people do good work but some of the staff should not be interacting with the public. This old man was not treated very well by the front desk person. She was very rude and not informative. I simply wanted to see what dogs they had. Please do better with the people you deal with, for the sake of getting animals adopted. read more

In July of 2020, we adopted a 4 month old black kitten named Dodge from Pet Helpers. You can tell how much the staff cares for the animals when a kitten, who was described as "shy", was almost immediately confident and trusting in our home. He transitioned well to his new environment and family because all he has ever known was kindness and love from the staff at Pet Helpers. The staff educated us, answered our questions, gave great suggestions, and Dodge came with a coupon for his first vet appointment. I want to thank Pet Helpers for introducing us to our fuzzy baby. He now has a life full of love, wet food, play time and unlimited chin scritches. He's bonded with my husband and runs to greet him when he comes home from work every day. We can't imagine our lives without him and are forever grateful to Pet Helpers for taking great care of him and socializing him so well. read more

Pet Helpers Adoption Center and Spay/Neuter Clinic on Folly Road on James Island is a a great rescue shelter that provides excellent service for animals in need in the Charleston area. The staff here is very helpful and caring. Good experience with them every time. read more

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We adopted a beautiful cat named Puff N Stuff whom had been abused in the past. He is an amazing sweet boy. I read some of the negative reviews and they must have gone someplace on another planet. The staff was amazing and absolutely love and care for the animals in their care. They made sure we knew as much as possible about this majestic beast so we knew how to work with him and what to expect. I highly recommend Pet Helpers for rescuing a loving pet. read more

Pet Helpers - Animal Shelters Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Pet Helpers is one of the most helpful, generous, and nurturing communities of workers and volunteers in the Charleston area. You will not find a more amazing group to rally behind the simple cause of finding homes and love for our furry friends. Whether it is spaying, cleaning, walking, cuddling, fundraising, or just spending time with the puppies and cats, Pet Helpers is a warm place that will always put a smile on your face. read more

I contacted this place to take in a cat that appeared at my house. I was told to send an email to the intake person so they would let me know when they had availability to take the cat. I waited a week and never heard anything. So I emailed inquiring. They emailed back said they were still waiting for an opening. So today I get an email telling me they have an opening for this cat. Then they proceed to tell me I have to pay $200 for them to take the cat. What?!? This is ridiculous!! This is something they should tell people upfront. I am not impressed. They waisted my time. read more

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Great place, great people. Kevin was adopted from Pet Helpers. A truly great experience. read more

Pet Helpers - Kevin and Santa - Animal Shelters Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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Before I tell my story I will first say that I would never tell anyone not to go to a shelter! pet helpers helps so many animals and that is amazing! But my story needs to be told to be sure it doesn't happen to anyone else! I met a puppy and my daughter and I both fell in love. I was allowed to foster and completed all necessary paperwork. I was told from day one that I would be able to adopt as soon as he was neutered. On the day of his surgery I had had him for over 2 weeks and when i submitted my adoption application the day I dropped him off for his scheduled surgery. I called and called throughout that day to check on him and no one answered the phone. I received a voicemail from the director and attempted to return her call multiple times. No answer and no return call. I went there to find out the puppy had been given away to someone else. This was a heart breaking situation. And very wrong! I hope this never happens ever again! read more

I adopted the greatest dog from Pet Helpers and they were awesome through the entire process. So happy to have found my other fur-half.

I have now adopted 3 animals from Pet Helpers and I couldn't be happier. The people who work there could not be nicer and more helpful with the adoption process. We fostered our puppy from them before deciding to keep him and they made the transfer process from foster to parent seamless. The way they set up fostering is excellent too, providing all the supplies you would possibly need to take care of the animals when they're in your care and checking in to see how they're doing. I am a firm believer in #adoptdontshop and the number of amazing animals at Pet Helpers is astounding. You really don't need to shop around for a designer pet when there are so many sweet ones at the shelter. read more

Incredibly nice animal shelter with lots of cats and kittens. They let you play with most of the animals, and they don't harass you about the likelihood of adopting one. The facility is clean and the cats appear happy. read more

As a volunteer and someone who has adopted from the shelter, I cannot say enough GOOD about what the shelter does for the animals and what the staff do. My opinion about the POLITICS that go on behind the scenes, specifically with regards to the board and how it is run is completely not the same. So posting a rating here is very difficult. I started volunteering in November 2015 to help the shelter animals. The bottom line for all employees and staff are the animals. The facilities are very, very clean and well-maintained. The utmost care is taken for every cat and dog. The services are well thought out and varied as far as what is provided for the animals and the adopters. The adoption process to adopt is very streamlined and great care is taken to look into the background of every potential doctor. The paperwork and documents are straightforward and easy to fill out. Again, the bottom line will always be for the best interest of the animals, and not always for the staff (the humans who do the actual work). There is a spay neuter clinic attached to the main shelter which offers the basics: Spain, neutering, shots, de-worming and heart worm meds , and microchips. The staff, doctors and technicians there are all excellent. This is a limited vet clinic, and is not a laboratory offering full spectrum services. The cost can vary, but are very reasonable, and depending on whether or not there is a special, can be extremely affordable. There is a retail store that offers a wide variety of cat kitten, dog puppy products as well as some human items. Everything in the store is tax-free! Profits made from the retail store go directly to wards helping the shelter's animals. By the time I left in May of 2016, I had donated nearly 440 hours of my time managing this store. There is an extensive volunteer program, for all ages and types of people,and a wide variety of volunteer positions available. I found the process of applying and becoming a volunteer to be fairly easy, but getting a reply and actually starting was a bit frustrating. The parking situation can be annoying at peak times, and getting off and on Folly Road during high traffic hours is also challenging. If you are looking to volunteer, this is a good place to do so. They offer a variety of positions from building outdoor enclosures, office work, kennel clean up, animal cuddling, retail store work etc. The current volunteer coordinator is excellent at her job. If you are looking to make monetary donations, again, a great shelter that really does make a positive impact in the lives of many, many animals. I am unimpressed at the lack of open and frank communication between the board and the staff and volunteers. I am unimpressed at the lack of transparency when it comes to reasons and motivations behind the board's decisions when running a non-profit. I question the high rate of staff and volunteer turnover. I don't think that humanitarian organization applies to the way they treat their humans. read more

We have been here twice now looking at cats. The staff has been very friendly and inviting. They are able to answer any and all questions we have had about animals there or just in general. If you are looking to adopt, there is a personality just waiting to love you. We only viewed the cats with a toddler but they have dogs too. I have never been to a place so clean and with so much room for the animals. All food bowls were full, all the drinking bowls had clean fresh water, plenty of sleeping room and privacy areas for the animals. The set up allows the cats to choose to interact with you or not. Please consider donating items or finances as they need and you can. read more

I just got my dog spayed there and am so glad that I took her here instead of spending hundreds of dollars more at my vet. It cost next to nothing to get her procedure taken care of, and the staff was very friendly. My poor pup is still hurting from the spay, as it just happened yesterday, but I am so glad they offered pain meds for her as well. The only thing is, I wish they provided her with the Elizabethan collar (the cone collar) to get her to stop licking herself.. I thought that would be a given. Either way, I had a good experience bringing Saatchi here and would recommend it to anyone who is trying to be responsible with their pets and save a few bucks as well. read more

Pet Helpers provided me with exceptional assistance in getting a feral cat fixed, vaccinated, and adopted to a good home. They participate in a county-funded program, which allows them to provide many of the feral cat services for free or at very low cost. The other services they offer were also reasonably priced. The cleanliness and orderliness of the facility immediately stood out. I was most impressed with the knowledge, patience, and compassion displayed by the staff member (Lauren?) who attended to me and the little furball. read more

So I am reviewing Pet Helper's spay/ neuter clinic- Greer, which I found on the Pet Helper's website. I had been wanting to get my French bulldog spayed for a while but my vet was very pricy. I read good things about Greer and their prices were very reasonable so I finally set something up. I was very satisfied! The clinic is really clean, the procedure was done by noon on a Thursday, pain medication was very cheap, and my Benny healed up so well. Her incision looks really clean and she was back to normal in no time. I really appreciate clinics like this who spay and neuter at low costs. The girls were so nice, called to check in a couple days later. I will probably bring her back for a microchip! Thank you so much for taking care of my baby read more

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I recently went to a family members house after they had recently adopted a kitten from here and they were infested with ringworm. due to this both my partner and i have had ringworm for almost a week. this is just poor care for the animal and the animals new owner. it just seems like once their adopted they don't care what they have. read more

The staff is amazing and helpful and the animals are all so well loved and cared for. Charleston is so lucky to have such an amazing shelter! read more

I surrendered a hunting dog to them on April 13, 2021 I had rescued and cared for for eight months I named Toby. He was neutered, chipped, vaccinated and heart worm negative. After I left him there and paid them $100.00. I checked on him a few days later and saw how devastated he looked. I emailed and phoned them numerous times with concerns but they ignored them. I offered to come back and get him and they said I would have to submit an adoption application so I did on the evening of May 7th. They told me he had been adopted that morning, but later I found out they lied and it was the eighth that he was supposedly adopted. I went to the website and saw the adoption picture. The adopter looked like one of their employees. The "Happy Ending Update" was taken at the facility and a complete fabrication. They just used Toby to solicit donations. When I publicaly protested their lawyer, STEPHAN V FUTERAL OF FUTERAL AND NELSON IN Mt.Pleasant, served me with a lawsuit for libel and slander and now they are trying to throw me in jail for contempt of court. They are not what they pretend to be. They are just a greedy corporation making money off the misery of people and their pets. It's been a heartbreaking ordeal for both my dog Toby and me. read more

Pet Helpers - Sad day for Toby and me. April 13, 2021 - Animal Shelters Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

be very careful when getting an animal from this place. i got my kitten around 2 months ago and was told he was completely healthy and was so happy and excited. keep in mind i'm a 19 year old college student. once he was brought home he was taken to the vet to just make sure he was ok. we were then told he had a upper respiratory infection and ringworm. thankfully they were able to treat but now a month later he has been diagnosed with a double ear infection and an internal parasite which he's had since he was rescued and just wasn't showing signs until now. thanks fully my parents r helping me pay but i have spent nearly $3,000 on his vet bills. i love him and am so happy i'm able to give him the treatment he needs but the shelter failed to tell me all the issues he had, (keep in mind they were all written on the vet records that i received, but they told me he was healthy and until i adopted him i wasn't given the records). just be careful if you are a college student with limited funds this shelter lies to you abt the health of the animal just to get it adopted. They were aware of the illnesses he had but did not inform me at all. also we have two other cats that could've contacted all the diseases he has but thankfully didn't. be very careful and chose another shelter unless you want to drop a couple thousand because you were lied too. read more

Pet helpers is an amazing adoption facility! It has been 6 months since I stopped by, and thankfully I was able to adopt a beautiful, energetic boxer-Shepherd puppy named Picasso (back then "Dirty")! I encourage everyone to stop by and adopt! read more

Pet Helpers - My Picasso, a shepherd boxer mix. He's so full of love, thank you Pet Helpers! - Animal Shelters Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

I recently took my dog to Pet Helpers for surgery and was impressed by the amount of professionalism and couretsy I experienced through each step of care, from scheduling the appointment to follow-up care post surgery. The staff was very friendly and enthusiastic in meeting my dog, though admittadly my dog has some behavioral issues I'm trying to work through, and made me feel like they truly care about him as if he were their favorite dog. I was surprised with the size and cleanliness of the facility and will most asuridly be bringing my dog back. read more

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A wonderful place! Every body who worked there was super friendly and answered any questions we had. Matt and I went in and they answered all of our questions. They walked us through getting a cat and making sure we knew what we were getting into. They also have a tax free business to buy all sorts of animal things. Such as food, treats, toys, leashes, and more. It was a great place and I would suggest anybody go there to get their animals. read more

There's a Pedigree dog food commercial on tv right now that makes me want to cry because it's about dogs in animal shelters who don't know how they ended up there. Places like Pet Helpers do such amazingly good work. They provide a refuge for animals who otherwise wouldn't have a place to go, and since it's a no-kill shelter, the animals can stay as long as they need to. The cat room is fun, and the dogs have lots of room outside. Check out the website for information on adopting, volunteering or donating. read more

They deleted my post from 2012, but I see older. How convenient. This is the WORST place to take your pet. I brought my Lab in for spay and it was a horrible experience for my dog and me. Not only did they charge me an additional $25.00 dollars for my dog being 'overweight' (she was 85 lbs at the time and in the normal range), but they also used TOO much medicine on her. She stayed overnight, but the next morning when we picked her up, she was so doped up she couldn't see, couldn't recognize us, couldn't follow simple commands, etc. She was also whimpering constantly. I will NEVER, EVER recommend this place. read more

My name is Leona and my partner Matthew and I adopted a sweet terrier mix named Templeton (later changed to Hank) just about two weeks ago. We want to write you to tell you how thankful we are to Pethelpers for the gift of having Hank in our lives! About six weeks ago we had adopted a different dog from a shelter that shall not be named. We were so happy at the time of this adoption because we had been looking for a dog to adopt for nearly two years! My partner has some allergies to dogs so finding the right breed at a shelter was becoming a bit of a challenge for us. Unfortunately, we only had this other dog for two days before he became violently ill. When we took him in for his post shelter check up we found out that the poor dog was dehydrated, had worms, a respiratory problem, and if you can believe it- parvo virus. He stayed at the vet for almost a week and I'm very sad to say that unfortunately he did make it... Matthew and I were so devastated after this traumatizing experience. We were so sad over the loss of this dog, I didn't know if we'd ever find another pup for our family. THANKFULLY we found Mr. Hank and he has just brought so much joy into our lives! We think the feeling is mutual. :) He has been going to the office with Matthew, knows his new name, and has learned how to sit! He enjoys playing fetch in the dog parks and bonding with other dogs. Going to Pethelpers was like night and day to us compared to the other shelter. Everyone working there (hey Judy and Tiffany!) was so knowledgeable and friendly-they made this experience one we will never forget! They even took the time to go over his medical history and called us recently to see how he was doing. It was like a breath of fresh air. We took Hank to the vet a few days after bringing him home and he's healthy (whew, huge sigh of relief)!! We are so happy in our little family and it's all thanks to you! read more

Such a wonderful gift to our community. I thank you and the grant from PetSmart for helping me get Opie what he needed to become a part of his new forever family! You are an asset to us all - two legged and four legged creatures. Thank you. read more

I have rescued a number of stray cats and their kittens, and asked to have them placed at Pet Helpers for adoption. I was turned down as the cats were "semi-feral", in spite of the fact that they had adjusted well to indoor life. In the past I have inquired about placing an animal, and was turned down as they "had no space". The word on the street is that you have to tell them you found the animal on Folly Beach to get it placed with them. I am grateful if they are able to save any animals from abuse or unnecessary euthanasia, but I get the impression they are more of a private club that caters only to a select few. I got no help from them. read more

Would not recommend Pet Helpers. They make you jump through hoops just to meet a dog. Volunteers are rude and unhelpful, and deprive dogs the chances to get adopted. Go to the CHS animal society instead, friendlier employers, nicer facility, and they actually want the dogs to get adopted instead of creating barriers to prevent that. read more

Pet Helpers is a no kill shelter for mainly cats and dogs. The staff here is the best and very hard working to help with the many animals that are placed there. Visit their website to see the many wonderful stories and pets up for adoption. Best yet stop by to visit and please bring a donation to help them out. Pet food, pet beds - check out their website for what they need. read more

I didn't necessarily use the adoption center, but I did get puppy shots from the spay/neuter clinic! I am so pleased with the level of service! My boyfriend and I recently got a Great Pyrenees puppy, and we knew we needed to get all of his puppy shots. Not only was the PetHelpers staff knowledgeable, but also extremely friendly! You can tell they really love and care for each pet that walks through the door! The whole experience look a total of 10 minutes; it was quick, painless, and an all-around great experience! They also have an adorable petshop on the property where you can get all kinds of toys and pet-goodies! We will definitely be back! read more