Chester County, SC Animal Control

01/12/2026

❄️🐾 Dog Days of Winter at the Whitewater Center 🐾❄️

Celebrate winter with your K9 at the U.S. National Whitewater Center’s Dog Days of Winter on Saturday, February 7, 2026! Bring your pup (or come meet one!) and enjoy a full day of dog-friendly fun — including a 5K trail race, clinics, demos, vendors, ice rink access, workshops, and more.

🐾 Adoption Event — 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM 🐾

We’re excited to be part of this wonderful event! The Whitewater Center is partnering with shelters and rescues across the Charlotte region to help pets find loving homes and improve the lives of animals in our community.

Chester County Animal Control will be onsite with adoptable dogs who are ready to meet you!

📍 Vendor Village – U.S. National Whitewater Center
🗓 Saturday, February 7, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
https://whitewater.org/festival/dog-days-of-winter/

Come out for a winter day full of wagging tails and fun activities — and be sure to stop by our adoption area to meet your new best friend. ❤️🐶

01/08/2026

🐾 Christmas Magic at the Shelter 🐾🎄

Yesterday, every animal in our care, including those in foster, received a Christmas gift, thanks to the love and generosity of this community from the Angel Tree donations. Watching tails wag, noses boop, and whiskers twitch with excitement is the best gift of all. ❤️

We are also excited to share that our 2025 live-outcome status has been calculated, so let’s take a look back:

📊 Live-Outcome Success Over the Years
(Including feral cat TNR returns beginning in 2023)
2022 ~91%
2023 ~93%
2024 ~92%
2025 ~93% 🎉

Even as Chester County grows, your support, along with spay/neuter, TNR, rescue partners, adopters, fosters, and volunteers, has helped us keep live-outcome rates strong and steady. And soon, our new shelter—located on a beautiful 24-acre site off Industrial Boulevard in Chester SC, designed to safely welcome the public, will allow us to connect people and pets in our community like never before.

Thank you for being part of their story. Every like, share, donation, and adoption makes a difference.

✨ Here’s to full bellies, warm beds, and wagging tails in 2026. ✨

01/06/2026

We have some last minute surgery spots tomorrow! If you have FERAL cats needing to be spayed/neutered bring them in tomorrow morning!

$50 includes the alter, rabies vaccine, and ear tip.

01/06/2026

Big news from last night’s County Council meeting! 🎉

During the meeting, our County Administrator shared that the shelter is officially on track to be completed by mid-April—yes, you read that right… APRIL! 🙌

✨ Want to stay in the loop? Updates like this happen at Chester County Council meetings, if you want to be the first to know, you can find the agenda and minutes on the County website. https://chestercountysc.gov/government/chester-county-council/county-council-agendas-and-minutes/

Check out these progress photos, things are really coming together! We’re getting closer every day to opening a new space that will make a real difference in our community. Stay tuned…the finish line is in sight! 🐾🏁

01/02/2026

New Year. Same Mission. 🎉

Powered by accountability, compassion, and community support, 2026 can be a year of real change for animals in Chester County. Together, we can stop the cycle and save lives. 🐾❤️

Let’s reflect together:

📊 Shelter Intake Snapshot

2024 – 580 total animals
• 296 dogs (153 puppies)
• 46 cats | 73 kittens

2025 – 631 total animals
• 310 dogs (147 puppies)
• 82 cats | 89 kittens

As Chester County continues to grow, so does the demand for animal services. While rescue partnerships and strong community support help offset intake, the need remains, and prevention is the key to long-term progress.

By continuing to offer access to affordable spay and neuter services with our 2026 veterinary partners, we’re working to stop the cycle before animals ever need shelter care. With continued community involvement and responsible pet ownership, we can do even better together.

This is how real change begins. 🐾

👉 Call today to sign up for low-cost spay or neuter services:
📞 (803) 385-6341

01/01/2026

🐾🎉We’re kicking off the year with compassion in action, our first TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) event of the year!

TNR helps reduce stray cat populations humanely, prevents unwanted litters, and keeps community cats healthier and safer. It’s a small step that makes a BIG difference for animals and our community.

✨ Thank you to everyone who supports responsible, humane animal care. Together, we’re building a kinder future for animals in Chester County.

12/29/2025

⭐EVENT TIME CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER- now 2pm-5pm 1/3/26.⭐

🐶🐱 Resolutions are overrated, adopt a best friend instead! 🐶🐱

Our first event was such a success, we’re headed back for round two!
Join Chester County Animal Control on Saturday, 1/3/26, at the Newport Tractor Supply Official Grand Opening for another great adoption event.

Stop by, say hello, and maybe meet your new best friend. We can’t wait to see you there! 🐕🐈💛

📍 Tractor Supply – Newport
🕚 2pm until 5pm
Dogs $50 | Cats $35

12/23/2025

🎅🎄 Santa’s Naughty & Nice List has officially been posted… and he had to hurry home to prepare for Christmas! Before they go, they wanted to remind everyone that:

📅 Chester County Animal Control will be closed December 24–28 and New Year’s Day.
🚨Emergency services will remain available through dispatch.

Thank you for sharing the love with our shelter pets this holiday season. Merry Christmas from all of us at Chester County Animal Control! 🐾❤️

12/22/2025

🎄🐾 We had a great time at the Lowrys Parade! It was such a fun way to kick off the holiday season with our community.

If you received one of our goodie bags, be sure to scan the QR code to visit our website and see what’s happening at Chester County Animal Control, from adoptable pets to upcoming events and programs.

Thank you for celebrating with us! ❤️🐶🐱

12/18/2025

12/18/2025

🎅🐾 Santa stopped by Chester County Animal Control… and he brought his Naughty & Nice List! 🐶🎄 tell us — what do you think about the last dog… Naughty or Nice? 👇🐾

Watch Hot Coco with Animal Control to see Santa’s official Naughty & Nice K-9 List and learn how our Owner Surrender Program supports our community. When families face the difficult decision of surrendering ownership, we’re here to provide resources, guidance, and compassionate support for pets and their owners.