Myrtle Beach Sun News Logo

South Strand area shelters have new space and grant funding | Myrtle Beach Sun News

×
  • E-edition
  • Home
    • Customer Service
    • Subscribe
    • Activate Your Account
    • Account Support
    • Mobile Apps
    • Newsletters
    • The Sun News Store
    • FAQ
    • Cancel SunValues Delivery
    • Plan
    • All Tourist Info
    • Vacation Planner
    • Calendar
    • Where to Stay
    • Ask a Local
    • Festivals Guide
    • Best of the Area
    • Play
    • Nightlife
    • Golf
    • Shopping
    • Shows
    • Myrtle Beach Blog
    • Restaurants

  • Obituaries
    • All News
    • Local News
    • Crime/Courts
    • Business
    • State News
    • Nation/World
    • Weird News
    • More News
    • Politics
    • Myrtle Beach Bike Rallies
    • Submit A News Tip
    • Tourism News
    • Real Estate News
    • All Sports
    • High Schools
    • Coastal Carolina
    • Recreation
    • Golf
    • MB Pelicans
    • Auto Racing
    • More Sports
    • College Sports
    • NFL
    • MLB
    • MB Marathon
    • Toast Of The Coast
    • Green Reading Blog
    • The Roost Blog
    • All Opinion
    • Letters To The Editor
    • Submit A Letter
    • Editorial
    • Cartoons
    • Columns & Blogs
    • Bob Bestler
    • All Living
    • Coasting
    • Neighbors
    • Food
    • Best Of The Beach
    • Announcements
    • Religion
    • Travel
    • Pets
    • Home & Garden
    • All Entertainment
    • Kicks!
    • Best Of The Beach
    • Movies
    • Calendar
    • Contests
    • More Entertainment
    • Comics
    • Puzzles & Games
    • Horoscopes
    • Celebrities
    • Music
    • TV

  • Legals
  • Cars
  • Jobs
  • Moonlighting
  • Homes
  • Classifieds
  • Classified Ads

  • About Us
  • Mobile & Apps

Local

South Strand area shelters have new space and grant funding

By Elizabeth Townsend - etownsend@thesunnews.com

    ORDER REPRINT →

March 14, 2015 12:02 PM

South Grand Strand animals will soon be receiving a new care option with the opening of a clinic in Georgetown and getting some population control and a cleaner estuary in Murrells Inlet thanks to a recent grant awarded from PetSmart Charities to Coastal Animal Rescue, according to press releases.

The Saint Francis Animal Center recently announced a new veterinary clinic is opening on March 17, which will be an expansion of the center’s existing spay, neuter, and vaccine clinic.

The new clinic will offer affordable care in a wide range of services including, treatment and preventative care, according to a press release. The shelter veterinarian will see patients between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the new clinic room.

The Saint Francis Animal Center is a 501 nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for abandoned or mistreated dogs and cats until they find a home.

SIGN UP

Sign Up and Save

Get six months of free digital access to The Sun News

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

#ReadLocal

Murrells Inlet cats will also be receiving special attention soon when Coastal Animal Rescue workers use newly awarded grant funds to gather 1,000 free-roaming cats in a trap-neuter-return initiative, designed to help control the population, according to a press release.

Grant funds from PetSmart Charities working to reduce the cat population will also be used to help with watershed draining to the Murrells Inlet saltwater estuary.

The estuary, which is a body of water containing both fresh and saltwater, has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control as an area contributing to high levels of bacteria from animals, including pet and feral cat waste, according to the release.

A meeting about Coastal Animal Rescue’s goals is being held at 7 p.m. March 16 in the Inlet Square Mall Conference Room.

For more information about Coastal Animal Rescue, a 501 nonprofit organization designed to shelter dogs and cats and place them in permanent homes, call 652-4500 or visit www.coastalanimalrescue.org.

For more information about Saint Francis Animal Center, call 546-0780 or email them at wellnessclinic@sfanimals.org.

  Comments  

Videos

Horry County Police dispatch describes car chase-turned-shooting as it unfolds Friday

Man pleads in 2017 Conway hit-and-run fatal wreck

View More Video

Trending Stories

Her dog attacked another dog, Horry cops say, and now she faces a criminal charge

February 18, 2019 03:07 PM

Dozens of Myrtle Beach, Horry firefighters responded to blaze near Fantasy Harbour

February 18, 2019 12:04 AM

Mugshots, Feb. 17

February 17, 2019 11:47 AM

‘We need you’: Horry County teachers seek local help in fighting education overhaul bills

February 17, 2019 12:58 PM

Mugshots, Feb. 18

February 18, 2019 08:56 AM

things to do

Read Next

Local

Here’s why Conway City Council members are irked at S.C. DOT following Monday’s meeting

By Tyler Fleming

    ORDER REPRINT →

February 18, 2019 07:22 PM

The South Carolina Department of Transportation was on Conway City Council’s Monday agenda to provide an update on a maintenance project to renovate the U.S. 501 Business Bridge over the Waccamaw River.

KEEP READING

Sign Up and Save

#ReadLocal

Get six months of free digital access to The Sun News

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

MORE LOCAL

Horry County police are seeking your help in locating runaway teenager

Local

Horry County police are seeking your help in locating runaway teenager

February 18, 2019 08:05 PM
Dozens of Myrtle Beach, Horry firefighters responded to blaze near Fantasy Harbour

Local

Dozens of Myrtle Beach, Horry firefighters responded to blaze near Fantasy Harbour

February 18, 2019 12:04 AM
He’s accused of murder and setting a car on fire in Socastee. This is why he’s now free.

Crime

He’s accused of murder and setting a car on fire in Socastee. This is why he’s now free.

February 18, 2019 12:24 PM
Her dog attacked another dog, Horry cops say, and now she faces a criminal charge

Crime

Her dog attacked another dog, Horry cops say, and now she faces a criminal charge

February 18, 2019 03:07 PM
He stole male enhancement pills from Walmart. Now, police are working on killing mood

Crime

He stole male enhancement pills from Walmart. Now, police are working on killing mood

February 17, 2019 05:50 PM
Meet the Surfside Beach native who will be on CBS’ ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’

Entertainment

Meet the Surfside Beach native who will be on CBS’ ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’

February 17, 2019 02:42 PM
Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

Icon for mobile apps

Myrtle Beach Sun News App

View Newsletters

Subscriptions
  • Start a Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • eEdition
  • Vacation Hold
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Rewards
Learn More
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • News in Education
Advertising
  • Place a Classified
  • Advertise
  • Rates
  • Contests & Promotions
  • Local Deals
Copyright
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service


Back to Story