Happy Gotcha Day, Salem!
Mama Salem and her four small kittens were found in a ditch after a hurricane right around Halloween last year. They were in a rural area, but luckily the finder cared enough to bring them to safety and they joined PLP! 
The kittens were about four weeks old and the little family went into foster care. They received all of their vetting over the next several months and slowly each kitten found a forever home. 
Mama Salem was left behind at first but she was just waiting for the best place to call home for Her! Salem is a shy girl and didn’t always like all the commotion of dogs and barking. 
Last week Salem joined her new mom as they only pet and her mom works at a vet office! 
Thank you Nicole for adopting our little mama. We are grateful for people like you. 
Have a wonderful life Salem! From rags to riches! 
Thank you Joanne for fostering our Halloween family! Great job!
 

Back in February, we took in a shelter dog who was a staff favorite. She had skin issues that needed to be addressed so she needed to get out of the crowded shelter. Her name was Sweetheart. Sweetheart went into a foster home, and we nursed her back to health. She was such a sweet, happy girl, but was just too active for certain people. We received several applications, but none were a good fit or just didn't pan out. 
It has been a bad time for shelter and rescue dogs with so many being relinquished. 
We were planning on boarding Sweetheart again for the holidays while her foster parents traveled when we received a request.... A request from Sweetheart's foster parents for the adoption application! 
Sweetheart has been HOME the entire time. Her Christmas wish has been fulfilled. Her foster parents are giving her the bestest gift. 
Thank you, John and Crystal, for being the best foster parents for the last ten months we could have asked for. You have totally set her up for success, working with her, and giving her the training and exercise she needs to be the best version of herself! 
Merry Christmas Sweetheart!! 
Home for the Holidays never sounded better!

We were recently asked to take a deaf, young Dachshund after she had been given away to the first taker near Charleston. Luckily, that person knew to contact us and we had Sky transported to one of our former dachshund fosters. 
Sky fit right in with the weinerville clan and as soon as she finished her vetting she joined the family permanently. 
Thank you Scott family for fostering again and adopting! 
Have a great life Sky! We were blessed to be part of your journey! 

At the beginning of March, we were contacted by our county shelter about a stray dachshund that had come in who was in pretty bad shape. Poor fella, had severe double ear infections, skin infections, fleas, parasites, and really bad teeth. We scooped him up after his stray hold was up and started him on the road to recovery. 
Four months later, Sir Winston was finally turning into the handsome devil we knew he was. He had resistant staph infections in both ears that could only be treated with one of two compound drugs. He had many teeth removed, and his skin finally turned from elephant skin to beautiful red fur. His medical bills alone were close to $2k but he was worth every penny. Winston never complained during his treatment, and we all fell in love with the little guy. 
When it was time for Sir Winston to find his forever family, his foster family decided to add him to their home permanently. 
Congrats to Winston and family. This is why rescue matters! 
Thank you Debby for fostering and adopting.

Back in December one of our volunteers went to the Aynor area to pick up some small dogs for another rescue. While she was there, she also came across poor Scruffy. 
Scruffy had not had any vet care, his hair was completely matted, and his nails were so long they were curled like corkscrews.  The owner of the dogs was in the hospital after having a stroke and wasn’t going to make it. The wife told her she didn't like little dogs, didn't want them and that the matted one's name was Scruffy. So our volunteer picked him up and took him home and messaged us if we could help. 
She shaved him, groomed him and realized he was even missing a few toes.  We found a foster for the senior fella and soon got him to the vet and on the road to recovery. 
Scruffy was a sweet old man who was lucky to find his way out of that home and to us at PLP. 
When it was time for him to hit the "adoption floor", his foster mom told us she wanted to adopt him, and the rest is history. 
Thank you, Amber, for rescuing him from the hell he was living in and Susan for fostering and adopting! 
Scruffy is now happy and healthy. We got his teeth cleaned, he was neutered and will never be denied care again. 
Happy Life Scruffy, now Hank and Susan!! Thank you for adopting and not shopping!