Animal Cruelty Laws Are Too Weak and Shelters Are Overwhelmed

The Challenge: South Carolina’s animal cruelty penalties are among the weakest in the region ( https://aldf.org/state/south-carolina/ ), while shelters report severe overcrowding and underfunding. What do South Carolinians think? Participants describe a state that has fallen behind. One wrote: "animals literally cannot advocate for themselves and suffer tremendously in SC — our shelters are past completely filled and horribly underfunded." Another, who moved to SC three years ago, said they were "a