Featured in Sasee

WHLR is one of two rescues featured in the August issue of the Grand Strand's Sasee Magazine. Go read it!

There's a popular story that tells of a woman walking along the beach and throwing stranded starfish back into the water. When asked why she was doing this when it was impossible to save the thousands of starfish washed up on the beach, the rescuer replied that was certainly very important to the ones she saved! This is the mindset of the thousands of volunteers that work in animal rescue. It is an overwhelming problem. The population of our four-legged friends is increasing dramatically, and the statistics are grim concerning the number of unwanted animals in shelters and rescue organizations. Some estimates say that nearly 10 million pets are euthanized each year in the United States, and our area is no exception. But, the good news is that many are saved and moved to loving forever homes through the efforts of caring animal rescue volunteers. In our community, devoted animal lovers give unselfishly of their time and resources to save abandoned, abused and unwanted cats and dogs of every breed.