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Monday, May 06, 2013  The Horry County Animal Care Center was able to complete 118 adoptions during the month of April and 91 animals were either reclaimed by their owners or sent to various rescues for a total of 209 animals saved.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Otto, the pit bull found with his nose ripped off last August, is ready to be adopted, according to Noah's Arks animal rescue home in Hilton Head.

Monday, March 25, 2013  The Georgetown High School baseball team has welcomed back its unofficial mascot, a dog named Hope.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is shutting down due to financial troubles, a new setback for about 15 American families battling since 2008 to complete adoptions there.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The Supreme Court will review a ruling that sent a South Carolina couple's adopted Native American daughter back to her biological father in Oklahoma.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Horry County family gives a little girl her first Christmas.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Every family is unique. But one Horry County family is special in a way that others may consider to be overwhelming.  Shane and Cassidy Robertson have opened their home and hearts to four orphaned children, two of them from the other side of the world.

Monday, November 12, 2012  While the nation pauses on Veterans Day to honor those who served in the past, one group of kids in Horry County is reaching out to someone who's still serving our country overseas.

Friday, July 13, 2012  A lot of people try to avoid black cats on days like Friday the 13th but the North Myrtle Beach Humane Society wants you to do just the opposite, take one home.

Monday, July 09, 2012  It's no secret our area is experiencing a problem with homeless pets and one advocate says it's getting worse.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  More and more, social media is becoming a part of our daily lives. To capitalize on its reach, Horry County's Animal Care Center started a Facebook fan page about six months ago to promote adoptions and help lost pets reunite with their owners.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  The Grand Strand Humane Society is introducing some of the dogs and cats received from the hoarding incident last week at their adoption day Friday.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court is taking up arguments in a custody case involving a Charleston couple, an Oklahoma father and a federal law meant to protect Native American children.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Their 2-year-old adopted daughter was taken from them and given back to her birth father in Oklahoma.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Of the nearly 500 dogs and cats at Coastal Animal Rescue in Murrells Inlet, it's hard to miss Zena. The two-year-old German Shepherd gets around on all fours. But her fours are two paws and two wheels.