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98 www.CoronavirusMag.com | www.ReadMPM.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com feature pe s to their shelter to be adopted by another family when the pandemic has passed; but even having a break from the shelter will have been a positive experience for them. In the Washington D.C. area, rescues began pulling animals from high-kill shelters just so they could continue to meet the demands for foster requests. The larger picture shows what many of us already knew: Clearing the shelters has always been a community effort. While so many animals landed in foster homes, many volunteers were left feeling displaced. These volunteer programs, upon which so many shelters and rescues rely heavily, were forced to suspend all activities for the public good. Medical treatments and preventive surgeries, like spay and neuter, were pushed back by several weeks at a minimum. Groups were forced to pivot without notice, canceling fundraising events that support their operations. While the need for volunteer and fundraising support did not diminish, each group’s ability to respond took a hard hit. Upon Governor Henry McMaster’s instructions to limit groups and congregating, the Charleston Animal Society was left with no option but to postpone its annual gala. The fundraiser provides a large portion of the annual support for Toby’s Fund, which is a program covering the medical needs of the thousands of animals that come into their care each year. Hallie Hill Animal Sanctuary canceled its annual golf tournament, which raised more than $30,000 in 2019. In its place, the sanctuary cleverly created a “Bad Pet Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Mt. Pleasant 1055 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 • (843) 388-5167 • @WGBMtPleasant Healthy Pet Food • Salon Style Grooming • Gourmet Baked Treats Stylish Essentials • Plush & Tough Toys • Chews & Bones • and Much More! THEY ' VE HELPED REDUCE OUR ANXIETY WHILE BEING SEQUESTERED Now it's time to show our pets some unconditional love. Treat them to some WOOF GANG.