LARRY Animal Rescue

Blake Carlton is a lifetime animal lover. Growing up in Cayce, SC, he lived within city limits, yet his family had geese, ducks, chickens, a dog, a cat, and gerbils on their property. Blake also rode and owned horses throughout his adolescence, though they were kept off-site. Members of Blake’s family are or were animal lovers as well. To honor Blake’s late Uncle Larry, an avid animal-lover who died in 2015, Blake created an organization called LARRY - Larry (Carlton) Animal Rescue, Rehabilitation, and You!, through which Blake seeks out ways to improve the lives of dogs and other animals. In October 2025, Blake held the inaugural Pawlenciaga Larry Carlton hybrid Fashion-&-Dog benefit show. The show featured six dogs from the Columbia Animal Services shelter, one of which was adopted at the show. Proceeds from donations, ticket sales, and garment sales were donated to the shelter.