Horry County Animal Care Center

12/15/2025

FOSTER THIS PAWLIDAY SEASON

Thinking about fostering for the Pawlidays?

Our 'Home for the Pawlidays' event continues! You can pick up a pet Dec. 19-20, keep them with you over the Christmas holiday, and then return the foster pet Dec. 29-30, 2025 (or make it official and adopt!).

There are dozens of pets available at the Animal Care Center. All available ACC pets are up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, and microchipped for safety.

Foster. Adopt. Change a life.

12/15/2025

MICROCHIP MONDAY

Microchipping is a quick and easy way to ensure your pets are identifiable and can get back to you sooner if lost.

When an animal comes to the ACC, it is scanned for a microchip. If the animal is microchipped, ACC staff will contact the owner listed on the chip.

It’s important to keep the microchip up to date, including your name, contact information, and the pet’s name.

The best reason to have your pet microchipped is the increased chance of getting your pet back if it is lost or stolen.

The ACC offers microchipping for $20 by appointment only.

12/15/2025

COLD WEATHER REMINDER

This week starts off COLD. Under Horry County Government Ordinance 4-3: ‘Care and Treatment’, all animal owners have a duty to provide a proper shelter for their animals, particularly during extreme weather, including those times when the temperature is 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

Proper shelter should keep your pet dry, out of direct winds, and at a reasonable, healthy temperature for the pet.

A cold-weather outdoor shelter must also have a windbreak at the entrance, and adequate, suitable, clean bedding material to provide insulation and promote retention of body heat.

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COLD WEATHER & PETS

It's December, and we're likely to have cold days and colder nights.
Under Horry County Government Ordinance 4-3: ‘Care and Treatment’, all animal owners have a duty to provide a proper shelter for their animals, particularly during extreme weather, including those times when the temperature is 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

Take steps now to prepare your pets for cold weather and ensure their shelter complies with County ordinance.

Proper shelter should keep your pet dry, out of direct winds, and at a reasonable, healthy temperature for the pet.

A cold-weather outdoor shelter must also have a windbreak at the entrance, and adequate, suitable, clean bedding material to provide insulation and promote retention of body heat.

Remember to keep pets away from heat and light sources, including space heaters and candles.

(Social media pages are not monitored 24/7 and cannot be used for crime reporting. For non-emergency assistance, call 843-248-1520.)

12/13/2025

SATURDAY ADOPTIONS

Join the ACC for a Saturday of adoptions!
The ACC shelter is open 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

All available ACC pets are up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, and microchipped. All ACC adoptions are fee-free.

12/12/2025

Remember to protect people, plants and pets when it gets cold outside.

Per Horry County Emergency Management: Very cold temperatures will be possible this Sunday night into Monday morning (12/14-12/15), with wind chills in the teens to single digits possible.

Get your heavier sweaters and jackets out this weekend in preparation for Monday. Dressing in multiple warm layers can help protect you from the cold.

Very cold temperatures will be possible this Sunday night into Monday morning (12/14-12/15), with wind chills in the teens to single digits possible.

Get your heavier sweaters and jackets out this weekend in preparation for Monday. Dressing in multiple warm layers can help protect you from the cold.

12/12/2025

GIVE TO PETS THIS PAWLIDAY SEASON

Wanting to give to shelter pets this ‘pawliday’?

Visit Pet Supplies Plus in Conway and Murrells Inlet and pick items off of the ACC Angel Trees.

Pet Supplies Plus in Conway is located at-
Pet Supplies Plus in Murrells Inlet is located at-

12/11/2025

ADOPT HEARTWORM POSITIVE PETS

Give heartworm-positive pets, like Mummy, a home this season! These pets often stay longer in the shelter, though it doesn't have to be that way.

Heartworm is common, and treatment is available.

The ACC is sponsoring the treatment for any heartworm-positive pet adopted before Dec. 31, 2025. Adopters will not need to worry about the cost of treating the pet through our shelter.

Our adoptions remain fee-free. All pets are up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.

More than two dozen of our available pets qualify for this deal who you see here! Visit the ACC and change a life today.

12/10/2025

WHISKER WEDNESDAY

Cats, as we know, can be fascinating, fickle, sassy, sleepy, picky, hungry, mouthy, playful, and cuddly best friends.

Did you adopt a cat from the ACC? Tell us about how your feline friend is doing below.

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12/09/2025

THANK YOU, CLINIC

Our clinic staff were recently gifted a basket full of goodies as a thank you for our TNR services. Miss Donna V and Andra W visited our shelter with the special delivery.

TNR stands for Trap-Neuter-Release. TNR programs are one way to help keep feral cat populations low.

When a cat comes to the ACC for TNR, we will spay/neuter, microchip, and vaccinate the cat before releasing it back to the community member.

Looking for information about our TNR program? Check our website to learn more.

12/09/2025

MEET TRUFFLE

Truffle, a sweet 2-year-old grey bulldog mix, is to be someone's present under the tree, forever.

This sweet girl needs a soft place to land, and be the present that keeps on giving.

She prefers the company of calm dogs. She will need your help to learn that cats are friends, too. She loves to be by your side and watch “Elf” or “The Santa Clause” and rest her head in a warm loving home.

She went home with Kennel Attendant Sam, to see how she did a real life environment. She thrived with 3 dogs and 2 kids (12 and 14).

She is smart, easily trained and ready to take up residence FUREVER. Consider Truffle as a new family member.

Meet her at the ACC today!

12/08/2025

Visit our kittens this Thursday at Our Next Chapter Bookstore in Conway, SC, from 6-8 p.m.

🐾✨ Kitten Adoption Night at Our Next Chapter Bookstore! ✨🐾
This Thursday, December 11th from 6–8pm, we’re partnering with Horry County Animal Care Center to bring the sweetest little kittens to Conway’s Living Window celebration!

Come stroll the downtown magic, step into our cozy shop, and maybe… meet your new best friend. 😻 All adoptions are sponsored, making it the purrfect time to give a kitten a forever home.

And of course — this event is Suzy Q approved! 🐱💛

📍 Our Next Chapter Bookstore
📅 Thursday, Dec. 11 | 6–8pm
🎄 Part of Conway’s Living Window Event
🐾 Sponsored adoptions by Horry County Animal Care Center & Our Next Chapter Bookstore

Come for the books, stay for the kittens! 🎁🐾

12/08/2025

FOUND PETS - 12/8/25

The pets pictured here were brought to our shelter as strays by Horry County Police Department Environmental Officers. They are not up for adoption at this time.

Comments and messages to this page are not monitored 24/7 and cannot be used to identify lost animals.

If you recognize any pets pictured, call 843-915-5172 or email shelter@horrycountysc.gov. If you believe your pet is at the ACC, please include a picture of the pet and its animal ID number, as listed in the post and on our website.

Our shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can view more information about the found pets by clicking the link in the comments below and selecting ‘Stray Intake Pets’.

(Note: The ACC is at capacity. We are unable to accept owner surrenders or strays from the public until more of our pets have found homes or rescue. We will not euthanize for space.)