The Better Bark

🇺🇸 Freedom for Forgotten Pets is almost here! 🐾

Join us Saturday, July 11 from 12–4 p.m. at Pickens County Animal Shelter for an afternoon of fun while meeting some incredible dogs looking for loving homes!

🎉 Enjoy: 🍦 Free meal & ice cream 🎈 Activities for the kids 🐶 Meet adoptable dogs 🎁 Donation drive to support the shelter

And there's even more good news...

🐾 BISSELL Pet Foundation's Empty the Shelters event is happening NOW through July 26! Thanks to BISSELL Pet Foundation, adoption fees are covered, making it the perfect time to welcome a new best friend into your family.

Whether you're ready to adopt, thinking about it or just want to spend time with some amazing dogs, we'd love to see you there!

📍 Pickens County Animal Shelter
193 County Farm Road
Pickens, SC 29671

🗓️ Shelter Hours: 12–4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
📧 [email protected]
☎️ (864) 898-5936

Thank you to Noah's Ark Plumbing , Minder & Ratermann Homes , BISSELL Pet Foundation and Cathy Bissell for helping make this event possible. ❤️🐾

🟢Update🟢
We are beyond thrilled to share that thanks to our community’s incredible, overwhelming response, all of our dogs are safe.

We understand hearing the words at “risk of euthanasia” is incredibly hard and trust us it’s just as hard for us to say, but the heartbreaking reality is that we cannot save animals without being transparent with you about how dire the situation is. Your overwhelming response is proof that when our community knows there’s a crisis you will not let these animals down.

While we are celebrating this massive win, please remember there are always more animals in need of foster, adopters, and advocates. Thank you for being your safety net we couldn’t do this without you. 🫶🏼

🚨 CRITICAL EMERGENCY🚨 DOGS LIVES ARE AT RISK🚨
⚠️Extended Hours⚠️

We are beyond out of space and we need the community's help NOW.

We have taken in over 100 dogs this month and have only had 35 adoptions. Every possible kennel is doubled up. Dogs are living in offices. More dogs are arriving every day.

If we cannot clear space immediately, we will be forced to make the devastating choice to euthanize healthy, adoptable dogs. We cannot avoid this without YOUR HELP!

We will be open until 7 tonight to do adoptions and fosters for anyone available to help. We open at 10am again tomorrow.

Information on the dogs at highest risk of euthanasia will be in the comments.

If you've ever thought about adopting, the time is NOW!