Press Release
The Third Annual Rescue Brew Beer Spokesdog and Spokescat star search is now underway! Winners will appear on the labels of the “2022 Rescue Brew Beer” from Palmetto Brewing Company.
Pet owners are being asked to submit a photo of their favorite dogs and cats at www.CharlestonAnimalSociety.
Last year a record 674 dogs and cats were entered into the Rescue Brew Beer contest for a chance to become the 2021 Spokesdog and Spokescat. After 149,471 votes were cast by the public to determine six finalists, the celebrity judges met to deliberate and make the final decision: rescued dog Pippin with 29,241 votes and rescued cat Sirri with 6,312 votes were selected as the Grand Prize Winners and appeared on the labels of the Rescue Brew Beer last year.
“We could not be more excited to kick off another year of Rescue Brew,” said Lauren Hutson, Manager of the Charleston Tap Room for Palmetto Brewing Company. “While we are thrilled that one of our small batch beers was chosen for the beer recipe, we are more humbled by the opportunity to take part in a large fund-raising project with Charleston Animal Society, helping animals in need find their loving homes. We are looking forward to the beer release this Fall and connecting with all of you who share our passion of saving animals and drinking good beer!”
The public will choose the three finalist dogs and three finalist cats through voting and three local celebrity judges will choose one winning dog and one winning cat to appear on the labels of the 2022 Rescue Brew Beer. The six finalist dogs and cats will each receive a $100 gift certificate for pet supplies at the pet supply store at the Charleston Animal Society and a “Mega Pupcake” from Cupcake DownSouth.
As an added benefit for people who nominate their pets for the 2022 Rescue Brew Beer contest between July 15th and August 14th, the pet lovers at Cupcake DownSouth will give one free “pupcake” to each family.
“As a Charleston Original, we have been providing fresh-baked-daily cupcakes, mega cakes and mini-cakes to the Lowcountry and midlands for 15 years,” said Cupcake DownSouth President Michael Pitstick. “We know people love our cupcakes! We also know that dogs love a special treat from our bakery so we created a yummy ‘pupcake' with pet-friendly ingredients. We are so happy to show our love for rescued pets by supporting the 2022 Rescue Brew Beer contest with the Charleston Animal Society.”
Any family who enters a pet in the Spokesdog or Spokescat contest can present their entry certificate at either bakery location, Cupcake DownSouth, 644 D Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 or Cupcake DownSouth, 1213 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201 to receive their free pupcake.
