To know more about the Animal Welfare Unit, please contact the number 2823608 or send email to animalwelfareunit@gov.sc .
The Animal Welfare Unit works to defend animals that cannot speak for themselves, promote humane treatment, encourage responsible pet ownership, and help create a safer environment for animals and communities.
Defend those who cannot speak for themselves.
Protect and create a safe environment for all animals.
Download important regulations, legislation, and public awareness materials relating to animal welfare and responsible ownership.
The Unit promotes humane treatment, appropriate care, and a more responsible culture towards animals.
Animal Welfare Unit Officers support public complaints, dog control, awareness visits, data collection, and animal care operations.
Use these awareness materials to learn more about animal rights, owner responsibility, registration, and sterilization.
Sterilization, also referred to as spaying for females and neutering for males, supports population control, disease prevention, and a better quality of life for animals.
Sterilization helps prevent overpopulation, reduces stray populations, and eases pressure on shelters by reducing unplanned litters and abandoned animals.
Spaying and neutering can reduce certain cancer risks, help prevent sexually transmitted diseases in animals, and reduce roaming or mating-related risks.
Sterilized animals may live longer and healthier lives, are often calmer, and may be easier to train and care for, helping strengthen the human-animal bond.
