Fur-ever Grateful

08/22/2026

Urgent!!!!!🚨

🆘 Columbia Animal Services is over capacity and needs our community’s help. 🆘

Heartbreakingly, several lives have already been lost this week due to shelter overcrowding. 💔 There are simply more dogs coming in than there are spaces available, and we desperately need adopters, fosters, and rescue partners to help make room.

We have dogs of all shapes, sizes, ages and temperaments. We'd love to help you find a good match!

🏡 Looking to Adopt? August is Clear the Shelters Month and adoption fees are $0!
All pets come: spayed/neutered, microchipped and up to date on age-appropriate basic vaccinations

🤝 Can you Foster? Even a short-term foster can make a HUGE difference. Simply submit a foster application and come into. Many dogs are able to leave with a foster the very same day—no waiting required! Foster application is linked in our bio.

📍 Columbia Animal Services
127 Humane Lane, Columbia, SC
📞 803-776-PETS
📧 General inquiries: [email protected]
📧 Foster inquiries: [email protected]
📧 501(c)(3) rescue pulls: [email protected]

07/07/2026

Poppy is pure animated magic in real life! She is a shining example of the power of positivity, spreading love and kindness wherever she goes. This chonky tan lady will have you smiling the moment you meet her. She's silly, sweet, smart-and just the right amount of quirky. Poppy is 55lbs of irresistible delight. She's super personable, leash-savvy, and knows how to sit like a lady. She loves playing with her foster brother, and once she gets her energy out, she will curl up in your lap. In typical pibble fashion, all she wants to do is follow you around and help do your daily tasks. Poppy likes talking and is a super happy, wiggly girl! She takes her treats gently and is finally creating a routine. She has been through some hardships, but it hasn't dimmed her sparkle one bit.✨

* Very Dog friendly 🐶
* Cat friendly 🐈
* Has been doing well with kids💕
* Loves all toys, especially chewy bones and tennis balls🦴🎾
* Enjoys to go out, but also likes a day relaxing with her people🥰
* She knows how to sing and dance!🎙️
* Knows sit, off and comes when called🙌🏼
* House trained and kennel trained💯
* Spayed, UTD on all vaccines, heartworm negative and microchipped✅

Poppy had originally been adopted about 2 years ago through Hearts of the North and through no fault of her own, she is now available through Jasper's Legacy. She is fully ready to find her forever family, could that be you?

🐾Canine-ality: Life of the Party🥳
& Constant Companion💘
4 years old
Female

06/11/2026

Does anyone have experience with Impact dogs crates? We are in need of a crate that will hold a dog that has eaten the plastic crates, busted out is the Midwest type crate, and flipped the Midwest crate after we zip-tied it. My fear is he will kill himself trying to get out of any store bought crate.

05/25/2026

Adopt Bia!

05/25/2026

Introducing Bia! This pint-sized lady was confiscated from a horrible living situation. She lived at the shelter in NC for almost six months while a court case was pending. She is now a healthy 42 pounds, heartworm-negative, spayed, and up to date on vaccines. Bia is very sweet with her person, tolerant of other dogs (she may do better with males), and not cat-friendly. She is crate-trained and potty-trained. She is about four years old and had a dental procedure when she was spayed. Bia also had a small mass removed, likely a benign lipoma (the mass is in formalin). She is in our home as a foster for Angels among us rescue and boarding. Please reach out to us if you would like to meet her; we can get you in touch with her rescue.

05/20/2026

Introducing Sky! This approximately 3-year-old, 43-pound dog is heartworm-negative and has the most stunning smile. She was very shut down at the shelter and wasn't eating well, so she came to Fur-ever Grateful for a slumber buddy so we can learn more about her. Besides her stunning smile, she has beautiful copper eyes. We've learned that she's in no hurry to get through life. Sky is 100% house-trained and will go to the door when she needs to potty. She was a dream to bathe and allowed me to trim her nails on my own. If you would like to meet her, please reach out to Columbia Animal Services

04/26/2026

Prince is looking for his forever home. What have we learned in less than a week's time? He is dog and cat friendly. He likes people, but may take a moment to realize that males aren't going to hurt him. Once he gets a belly rub, he doesn't care what s*x you are and will follow you like a shadow. This two-year-old handsome guy has a beautiful coat that looks black until he goes outdoors and the sun makes you realize he is chocolate brown and white. He is 100% housebroken and crate trained; he even puts himself to bed. The negative: his former owner, who surrendered him to the shelter, didn't keep up on his heartworm prevention. However, the shelter will treat him at no cost to his adopter. Pets of Columbia Animal Services, Columbia Animal Services, Mike Young, A Second Chance,

04/22/2026

Meet 2 year old Prince. He is very dog friendly, house and crate trained and bathes like a charm. This poor guy was shut down at the shelter and needed to get out to help see his true character. In 24 hours we have learned that he is 100% goof ball! animal services Mike Young, Pets of Columbia Animal Services, A Second Chance, Alyssa Gray