Just Passing Through - A Division of Animal Allies

08/22/2026

🐾 FROM DUMPED… TO DREAMS COMING TRUE 🐾

What a journey this sweet mama and her 8 babies have endured. ❤️‍🩹

They were dumped on the streets and left to fend for themselves—a mama doing everything she could to keep her babies safe. Then they were rescued and brought to our shelter, where they finally knew what it felt like to have full bellies, warm beds, gentle hands, and people who loved them.

But their fight wasn’t over.

They faced parvo, a battle no puppy should ever have to fight. We watched, worried, prayed, cared for them, and celebrated as these precious babies fought their way through it. 💪🐶❤️

And now comes the part we’ve been waiting for…

🚐💨 THEIR FREEDOM RIDE!

Mama and all 8 of her babies are headed to the doggie country club, where their days will be filled with fresh air, playtime, fun, love, and the chance to just be happy dogs. 🥹🐾 From there, they’ll continue their journey up North, where the biggest chapter of their story awaits…

🏡 FOREVER FAMILIES OF THEIR VERY OWN.

We have loved every minute we’ve gotten to love on these sweet furbabies. We’ve watched them go from scared and unwanted… to safe, healthy, loved, and finally on their way HOME.

Saying goodbye is bittersweet, but this is the kind of goodbye shelter workers live for. ❤️

They came to us after someone decided they weren’t worth keeping.

Today, they leave us knowing they were worth fighting for.

Have the BEST time at the doggie country club, sweet babies! Run. Play. Be silly. Soak up every bit of your freedom. Your forever families are getting closer every single day. 🐾❤️

From the streets ➡️ to the shelter ➡️ through parvo ➡️ to their freedom ride ➡️ and next stop… FOREVER. 🏡✨

We love you, Mama and babies. Now go live the beautiful lives you fought so hard for. ❤️🐶
Carmen Klapper

08/17/2026

📣Shout out to Johns Manville for the dog food donation♥️

08/16/2026

🗓️164 days is a long time to wait—but today was finally Clover’s day. 💚

For 164 days, Clover watched other puppies and dogs leave the shelter with their new families, while she continued waiting and hoping someone would choose her.

Today, at our adoption event, someone finally did. 🥹🐾

The moment Clover met her new family, it was love at first sight! ❤️ There was just something special about the way they connected, and we knew Clover had finally found exactly where she belonged.

After 164 days of waiting, Clover didn’t leave the adoption event and come back to the shelter tonight…

She went HOME. 🏡❤️

Happy foster-to-adopt day, sweet Clover! Your forever family was worth the wait. We hope your new life is filled with all the love, belly rubs, treats, adventures, and snuggles you deserve.

164 days waiting. One perfect family. Forever starts today. 🍀🐾💚

08/15/2026

Come out and see us today from 10:00-3:00 at the Tractor Supply on East Main Street in Spartanburg and meet some of our furbabies that are available for adoption! 🐶

08/11/2026

📲Follow our dogs on TikTok and Instagram! 🐾🐶🦴

TikTok
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Instagram
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08/10/2026

🎉🎉UPDATE: BECAUSE OF OUR AMAZING RESCUE PARTNERS, THESE 8 PUPS AND THEIR MOM NOW HAVE RESCUE COMMITMENT🎉🎉

🌮🐾 THEY’VE ALREADY SURVIVED SO MUCH… NOW THEY JUST NEED A FAMILY. 🐾🌮

Meet our Taco Litter and their sweet mama. ❤️
-Pepita: 1 year, 7 months (F)
Carolina Dog mix
-Taco: 4.5 months (M)
-Salsa: 4.5 months (F)
-Queso: 4.5 months (F)
-Pico: 4.5 months (M)
-Nacho: 4.5 months (F)
-Frito: 4.5 months (M)
-Churro: 4.5 months (F)
-Burrito: 4.5 months (M)

These babies didn’t get the easy start that every puppy deserves. They were found as strays, running at large with their mom, never knowing what it meant to have a safe place to sleep, a full belly, or a family to call their own.

Then, just when they were finally safe, 4 of these 8 puppies battled parvo. 💔 Thankfully, they survived. Their other 4 siblings remained healthy, and through it all, their mama has been the same sweet, loving girl she has always been.

But now they face another heartbreaking reality…

They are growing up in a shelter. 😢

Puppies should be chewing on toys in a living room, falling asleep in someone’s lap, learning what love feels like, and growing up alongside the family they will spend the rest of their lives with. Instead, they are spending their puppyhood behind kennel doors.

And their mama deserves that life, too. ❤️

We need these dogs OUT OF THE SHELTER very soon. They are available for public adoption OR rescue commitment. We are simply asking someone to give them a chance before they spend even more of their precious young lives waiting.

🏡 Public adopters: We offer a foster-to-adopt option, so you can bring one of these sweet pups or their mama home and see how they fit into your family.

🚨 Rescues: We desperately need commitments for these babies and their mama.

They have already survived being strays.
They have already survived illness.
They have already waited.

Please don’t let their next chapter be more time growing up in a shelter. 💔

Could you be the person who changes everything for one of them?

🌮🐶 One adoption. One rescue commitment. One foster home. One share.
It could be the difference between a puppy growing up behind kennel doors and a puppy growing up knowing they are finally home. ❤️

📍 Location: Spartanburg, SC 29307
💲Adoption Fee: $95
👩‍⚕️Dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, dewormed, are current on flea/tick/heartworm prevention, and Mama dog is heartworm negative
📱Foster Application: https://new.shelterluv.com/form/volunteer/JPTS/130351-jpt-foster-application
📱Adoption Application: https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/JPTS/Dog
📞Text: 864-490-6552 for questions, to set up a meeting time, or for rescue commitment
💻Email: [email protected]

✅Please share. Someone out there may be the family they’ve been waiting for. 🐾

07/27/2026

07/25/2026

After 207 long days in a shelter… Goose finally got adopted! 🥹🐾❤️

Goose is a dog who waited patiently for someone to see what we’ve always seen in him — a loving, deserving dog who just needed someone to give him a chance. 🏡💕

For 207 days, he watched other dogs come and go while he waited for his turn. And yesterday, his day finally came. 🎉

Goose is officially in his forever home, and we couldn’t be happier for him! 🐶❤️

Happy adoption day, Goose! Your happily ever after has finally began. 🥹🏡🐾

07/16/2026

🐾 Dogs Available for Adoption! 🐾

👀Looking for a loyal best friend? Your perfect match could be waiting right here! ❤️

Our shelter is full of amazing dogs of all ages, sizes, and personalities who are ready to leave shelter life behind and find a loving forever home.

🏡 Every adoption gives a deserving dog a second chance.
🐶 Each dog has been cared for and is ready to start their next chapter with a family to call their own.

Whether you’re looking for a playful puppy, an adventurous companion, or a laid-back cuddle buddy, we have a dog that’s waiting just for you.

📍 Come meet our adoptable dogs and fall in love!
❤️ Adopt. Save a Life. Gain a Best Friend.

Apply today and help a shelter dog find the forever home they’ve been dreaming of.

⬇️Adoption Application is linked below ⬇️

https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/JPTS/Dog