YOU CAN HELP
Make a Life-Changing Difference for Animals

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Pet Adoption

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

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

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

UPCOMING EVENTS: Click below to read more about our upcoming events.

Kendra Scott Shop till You Drop and Adoption Event

February 6 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pmKendra Scott

21st Annual Oyster Roast

February 6 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm$15 - Ladles

Blood Drive and Adoption Event

February 13 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pmPetsense

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Help us Promise a Better Tomorrow

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Capital Campaign

Help us build a new shelter and promise a better future to our animals. 

Click to read more about our future plans for our shelter, get regular updates, and learn how you can participate in the creation of Dorchester Paws’s new shelter.

SOMETHING TO BARK ABOUT: Read more about what’s going on at Dorchester Paws at our blog!

Serving Dorchester County, South Carolina since 1972

Proudly Awarded

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

Thank You to Our Corporate Sponsors

 

Thank You to Our Grant Sponsors