Two pets are up for adoption this week at the Humane Society of York County, a dog who spent months in foster care recovering from severe malnutrition and a young cat whose housemates were reclaimed while she stayed behind.
The shelter, at 8177 Regent Parkway in Fort Mill, has placed 107 dogs and 363 cats so far in 2026, a total of 470 animals.
Villa Blanca
Villa Blanca is a cat just under a year and a half old. She came in as an owner surrender through no fault of her own, along with the other cats she lived with. Those cats were reclaimed. She was not.
Her ear is clipped, which means she spent part of her life outdoors and was trapped, altered and released before she ended up in a home. She is vaccinated, tested, microchipped and spayed.
Shelter volunteers describe her as loving and sweet once she settles in, and say she needs time to warm up to new people rather than an immediate decision. She is in the shelter’s Big Cat Room and can be met by appointment.
Murphy
Murphy came in as a stray, severely emaciated, and went straight into foster care rather than onto the adoption floor. Staff called him Slim Jim then. A few months of feeding and care later, he is healthy, and the new name came with the recovery.
He is 15 months old, neutered, vaccinated, tested and microchipped. Volunteers say he wants both ends of the spectrum, a couch to stretch out on and enough walking and play to burn off a young dog’s energy.
How To Meet Them
Appointments for both animals can be made by calling 803.802.0902. Adoption requirements and the full process are posted at humanesocietyofyorkcounty.org.
The shelter’s current supply needs are laundry detergent and bleach. It also runs a thrift shop, Pawsibilities, at 2144 Carolina Place in Fort Mill, and an eBay store, with proceeds going back into shelter operations. Volunteer and foster applications are on the website, and the thrift shop takes walk in volunteer inquiries.
An announcement on the shelter’s 2026 holiday pop up shop is expected in the coming weeks and will be posted to the organization’s Facebook page.
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
