Who let the dogs out? No, literally.

The Humane Society of South Carolina invites the community to attend their 10th annual “Woofstock” fundraiser at the Lexington Icehouse Ampitheater on Nov. 3 from noon to 4 p.m.

The organization encourages all pet lovers to come out and enjoy live music from the Killer Beez, vendors, food trucks, dog adoption and a silent auction to benefit the Humane Society. Guests are also encouraged to bring their furry friends dressed in a Halloween costume and participate in a costume contest. All proceeds from the event will go towards the Humane Society's mission to end animal pet cruelty and over population.

“Our goal is to bring the community together for the sake of the animals,” Executive Director Dawn Wilkinson said. “This is our biggest yearly fundraiser. However, the biggest mark of success for Woofstock is the number of dogs that get adopted into loving homes.”

The Humane Society has clinics across South Carolina, and has a high-volume clinic in Columbia that provides low-cost pet care to animals in need. While the humane society does not have a shelter for adoptions, they provide low cost spay and neuter services for pets, strays and partner rescues.

“Every shelter in South Carolina is overpopulated right now, especially with large breed dogs as they are the hardest to place,” Wilkinson said. “We provide low cost spay and neuter services to help with overpopulation. If both pets and strays don’t get fixed, it causes a major overpopulation crisis in shelters and communities. Due to unintentional breeding, the shelters become severely overcrowded and eventually leads to euthanasia since shelters can only house so many adoptable animals.”

The Humane Society works closely with law enforcement and animal services in efforts to “TNR”: trap, neuter and release strays. The Humane Society works very closely with Lexington County animal services and families with their low-cost clinic.

According to data provided by the Humane Society, the organization provided spay and neuter services to 1,970 Lexington County animals (1,118 cats and 852 dogs) within the last year.

Law Enforcement also works with the organization on animal neglect and abuse cases to make strides in ending animal cruelty. Richland County works closely with the Humane Society in abuse and neglect investigations. Likewise, Lexington County Animal Services has a similar partnership with Pawmetto Lifeline set in place to trap and assist stray animals, especially cats.

According to the county website, their partnership with Pawmetto Lifeline aims to address the growing stray cat population and reduce the amount of euthanasia cases within the county. Lexington County also has traps available to the community to assist in trapping stray cats so they can be fixed and given to shelters.

“We strive to be a voice for all of the animals,” Wilkinson told the Chronicle. “The community needs to step it up and help us reduce overpopulation and neglect of animals. We can all make a difference in this cause. Please come out and support us at Woofstock. Your attendance and support goes along way.”