Hallie Hill Animal Sanctuary Blog

Our blog is an informative and useful tool we use to share stories, events, and important details pertaining to our mission of helping find loving owners of dogs and cats in need of adoption in and around Charleston, SC. Please keep up with our story to help the mission and to keep saving animals lives.

Thanksgiving Foods To Share With Your Dogs

Thanksgiving Foods To Share With Your Dogs

Thanksgiving is the time to be grateful and share a meal with those you love, including your pups. We know they will be begging for some snacks as you are cooking, and a lot of people food is not good for them, so here's a list of Thanksgiving foods and ingredients...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Gerard DeCocker

Volunteer Spotlight: Gerard DeCocker

Gerard DeCocker is a volunteer in our ‘Barn Buddies’ program. He loves to visit with our barn dogs, especially Lolly, Edna, and Dixie. Gerry always brings a smile to our face, especially when he shows up with donuts for everyone to enjoy (except the dogs, of course!)...

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Volunteer Spotlight: LouAnn Kellner

Volunteer Spotlight: LouAnn Kellner

"I was born in Iowa, moved to Maryland in elementary school, and then I found the beautiful Lowcountry on a Spring Break with my family in 2006. My sister Joan, “the other cat sister” transferred to SC in 2012. So, retirement in the Charleston area in December of 2018...

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2023 Quilt Raffle

2023 Quilt Raffle

"Totally Tropical"Handmade Quilt Raffle   Benefitting Hallie Hill Animal SanctuarySupport Hallie Hill with a chance to win one of 2 gorgeous handmade quilts!   Purchase raffle tickets for just $5 per two chances. Two raffle winners will be selected on...

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Adoption Pup-Dates

Adoption Pup-Dates

Rudy (aka The Love of my life, my 92# mush)Rudy was brought to Hallie Hill Animal Sanctuary with his mother and nine siblings at the ripe age of approximately 3-4 weeks old. Rudy was very shy and was always the one in the corner. I remember telling Jennifer Middleton,...

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How Can You Help Hallie Hill?

How Can You Help Hallie Hill?

How Can You Help Hallie Hill?  Hallie Hill is always in need of things at the sanctuary. One of the biggest things we need ALL the time is consumables. Please view our September wish list below, as well as links to the full wishlist on Amazon and Chewy.  Trash Bags...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Hannah Tyre

Volunteer Spotlight: Hannah Tyre

I’m a Georgia girl from a little town called Baxley in South Georgia. I attended Georgia Southern University and earned my B.A. in Philosophy & Religious Studies. I love the beach, reading a good book, traveling, music (especially Aerosmith), and most importantly,...

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Bill Walsh

Bill Walsh

Bill has a long history of service to the Lowcountry as the award-winning Chief Meteorologist at WCSC TV/ CBS and as a decorated Lt. Colonel (retired) in the USAF Reserve/ U.S Special Operations Command. Bill gives his time and energy to several community charities,...

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Thank You Friends of Hallie Hill

Thank You Friends of Hallie Hill

Preferred Home Services has raised and donated to support our animals at Hallie Hill! Through their online campaign in the month of July, they were able to rally up $617.45! We are extremely excited about this donation and are very thankful for everything that...

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Animals Benefited By Your Laps For Love Donation

Animals Benefited By Your Laps For Love Donation

With our Laps For Love fundraiser just a few days away, we wanted to share our special animals that your donation benefits.  Lolly is a chubby little beagle mix who, through no fault of her own, was surrendered to a local county animal shelter. The shelter was so...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Joan Race

Volunteer Spotlight: Joan Race

Joan supports Hallie Hill in so many ways! The cats are thrilled to see her coming on a weekly basis. Her energy is limitless as she helps at events and she is never without an encouraging word and her bright smile that spreads so much cheer! She and her husband,...

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Meet our Laps for Love Swimmers

Meet our Laps for Love Swimmers

Head to Laps for Love to meet these amazing people who will be swimming their hearts out for the animals of Hallie Hill! Choose your swimmer and make a single or per lap donation to support their efforts and show your love and support for the over 200 animals that...

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Ralph is Famous: Rescuing Ralph

Ralph is Famous: Rescuing Ralph

Rescuing Ralph is the story of a puppy mill breeder dog, named Ralph, who found a better life with his rescuer. Told from Ralph's point of view and based loosely on his experiences, the story is educational and very moving. It is about learning to trust and the power...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Bedard

Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Bedard

Susan Bedard is an amazing lady. We have too many good things to say about her! Her only fault is that she doesn’t want us to use her picture! Susan is one of those behind the scenes people who make sure the job gets done. She volunteers in the cattery making sure...

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Thank You Friends of Hallie Hill: Mount Pleasant Radio Company

Thank You Friends of Hallie Hill: Mount Pleasant Radio Company

Do you know how we communicated across the large Hallie campus before we had our radios? We used our cell phones! (And y’all know how well those work out there— not at all!) We are so thankful to the owners of Mt. Pleasant Radio, Wray and Susanne Lemke, for the...

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