CHARM Rescue

CHARM Rescue We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit, no-kill animal rescue that provides humane education, and homes to animals in need.

We also provide training + behavior services for canines and serve the Howard County community by offering low cost vaccine clinics. Chesapeake Animal Rescue Mission (CHARM) is a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to saving animals in need. Formerly known as the Animal Welfare Society of Howard County (AWSHC), we rebranded in 2025 to reflect our expanded mission and long-term vision. Fou

nded in 1944 and officially recognized as a nonprofit in 1951, AWSHC has spent decades rescuing, rehabilitating, and advocating for animals. As CHARM, we continue this legacy by providing adoption services, training and behavioral support, and accessible veterinary care, including low-cost vaccines and spay/neuter programs. Join us in making a differenceโ€”follow CHARM Rescue to stay involved, support lifesaving efforts, and help animals in need!

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š, ๐Œ๐ƒ ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐Œ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒGet ready for two nights of frightful fun โ€” all for a great cause!โœจ...
10/17/2025

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š, ๐Œ๐ƒ

๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐Œ
๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‘ป๐ŸŽƒ

Get ready for two nights of frightful fun โ€” all for a great cause!
โœจ October 24โ€“25 | 6โ€“9 PM
๐Ÿ“ 8556 Davis Road, Columbia, MD
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $10 admission

Bring your family and friends for:
๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ A Haunted Trail
๐Ÿš— Trunk or Treat
๐ŸŽจ Halloween Crafts & Games
๐ŸญCandy

Proceeds help CHARM Rescue continue saving homeless animals ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿพ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Scan the QR code or click the link to reserve your tickets today!

๐’๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐ƒ๐€๐˜! ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ฒ๐ค๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅIt's almost time - join CHARM this Saturday at Sykesville's Fall F...
10/16/2025

๐’๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐ƒ๐€๐˜! ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ฒ๐ค๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ

It's almost time - join CHARM this Saturday at Sykesville's Fall Festival. We have some pups who will be there ready to meet you! The Fall Festival will also include local vendors, crafts, food, and allll of the best fall vibes. ๐Ÿ

Pup attendance is subject to change, but take a look at our current lineup:
๐ŸŽƒ Mary - Attending from 12-2pm
๐Ÿ‚ Amy - Attending from 12-2pm
๐Ÿ‘ป Camden- Attending from 2pm-4pm

Event Details:
๐Ÿ“… Saturday, October 18th
โฐ 12pm to 4pm
๐Ÿ“Downtown Sykesville

If you are interested in adopting a pup (or cat), please fill out our application below.

We're FALLing for these pups ๐Ÿ’›

Meet Little Leo! ๐ŸŒŸThis 1-year-old, 10 lb chihuahua mix may be small, but his personality is huge! After his big adventur...
10/16/2025

Meet Little Leo! ๐ŸŒŸ

This 1-year-old, 10 lb chihuahua mix may be small, but his personality is huge! After his big adventure from Texas, Leoโ€™s ready to settle into a forever home โ€” preferably on your lap. ๐Ÿ’•

Heโ€™s affectionate, smart, and full of charm. Leo loves walks, cuddle time, and following his people everywhere with his big, loving eyes. Heโ€™s great with dogs, friendly with cats (even when they play hard to get), and totally unbothered by chickens!

Crate trained and doing great with potty training, Leoโ€™s the perfect mix of playful and snuggly. Give him a chew toy, a cozy blanket, and some love โ€” and heโ€™ll give you his whole heart. โค๏ธ

Little dog, big love โ€” thatโ€™s Leo!
๐Ÿพ Apply today to meet this sweet boy!

๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿพ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‹Today our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for four incredible young animal lovers- Jack, W...
10/16/2025

๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿพ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‹

Today our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for four incredible young animal lovers- Jack, Wyatt, Robert, and Varun, who turned a simple lemonade stand into something extraordinary. ๐Ÿ’›

These amazing kids spent their day raising money to support our rescue mission, proving that compassion has no age limit. Their kindness, creativity, and big hearts remind us that every act of love (and every cup of lemonade!) helps save lives. ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ

To Jack, Wyatt, Robert, and Varun, thank you for showing the world what it means to make a difference. Because of you, more tails will wag, more paws will be safe, and more hearts will find their forever homes. ๐Ÿกโœจ

Hereโ€™s to our youngest heroes, spreading sunshine, one lemonade at a time. โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’›

๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ'๐ฌ! ๐ŸพJoin CHARM this Sunday for a great time at Charly's Waterfront Cafe! We are so excit...
10/15/2025

๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ'๐ฌ! ๐Ÿพ

Join CHARM this Sunday for a great time at Charly's Waterfront Cafe! We are so excited to be there - football, games, good food and pups...what more could you ask for?

We will post our attending dogs closer to the event. Stay tuned!

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
๐Ÿ“… Sunday, 10/19
โฐ 1pm to 3pm
๐Ÿ“2015 Turkey Point RD, Essex, MD 21221

Thinking of adding to your pack? Fill out an adoption application for pre-approval!

We hope to see you there!

๐Ÿพโœจ ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐š ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค-๐Œ๐ž-๐๐ฎ๐ฉ?โœจ๐ŸพSome weeks, the best thing you can do is open your heart to someone who needs you.T...
10/15/2025

๐Ÿพโœจ ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐š ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค-๐Œ๐ž-๐๐ฎ๐ฉ?โœจ๐Ÿพ

Some weeks, the best thing you can do is open your heart to someone who needs you.
This Wednesday, weโ€™re celebrating the power of fostering, because one โ€œyesโ€ can change a life forever. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

Meet a few of the sweet souls hoping for a soft place to land โคต๏ธ

๐Ÿ’› ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐: 2-year-old Yorkie, 15 lbs of friendly energy and instant smiles. Loves dogs, loves people, loves being loved.
๐Ÿ’› ๐‚๐š๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ: 5-month-old doodle girl whoโ€™s basically pure sunshine. Great with dogs, cats, and everyone she meets, a walking serotonin boost.
๐Ÿ’› ๐’๐ฎ๐ณ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ž: 3-month-old Boston Terrier mix, 6 lbs of sweetness and wiggly joy. The kind of puppy who makes every day feel like Friday.

Fostering turns โ€œI wish I could helpโ€ into โ€œI did.โ€
Weโ€™ll provide the supplies, vetting, and support - you provide the couch cuddles and the love. ๐Ÿ’•

Ready to open your heart and home?
๐Ÿ‘‰ Apply to foster today:๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ!


๐Ÿšจ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒโ€ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿพโœจ Itโ€™s ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, and hereโ€™s a little truth bomb about those โ€œfreeโ€ kittens...
10/15/2025

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒโ€ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿšจ

๐Ÿพโœจ Itโ€™s ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, and hereโ€™s a little truth bomb about those โ€œfreeโ€ kittens you see online!

Sure, they may come with no upfront fee โ€” but once you factor in vaccines, spay/neuter, microchipping, and more, that โ€œfreeโ€ kitten can actually cost $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ“โ€“$๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“ or more.

Every ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐Œ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง is already ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ โ€” and if theyโ€™re still too young for surgery, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ/๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐Œ ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก.

Adopt smart. Adopt safely. Adopt from a rescue that cares. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŽƒ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ค๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ปJoin CHARM this Saturday for a fun adoption event in ...
10/14/2025

๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŽƒ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! ๐…๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ค๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ป

Join CHARM this Saturday for a fun adoption event in Downtown Sykesville! Sykesville is doing their annual Fall Festival, filled with crafts, games, demonstrations, food vendors, and live entertainment. It will be a great time.

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
๐Ÿ“… Saturday, 10/18
โฐ 12pm to 4pm
๐Ÿ“7547 Main Street, Sykesville, MD

Thinking of adding to your pack? Fill out an adoption application for pre-approval!

We hope to see you there!

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8556 Davis Road
Columbia, MD
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