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Make a Life-Changing Difference for Animals

Pet Adoption

Find your new best friend and look forward to a lifetime of love.

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Help rescue, heal and find homes for thousands of animals. 

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Enjoy lots of tail wags, purrs and happy faces. Become a volunteer!

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We take in every lost, abandoned and abused animal in Dorchester county and provide them with food, shelter and medical attention until they find their forever home.

Serving Dorchester County, South Carolina since 1972

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Dorchester Paws is a BBB Accredited Animal Shelter in Summerville, SC

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