The Stockton Animal Shelter will close for two weeks, turning away intake of stray animals and suspending pet adoptions, as it tries to eliminate a highly contagious, pneumonia-like disease that can kill dogs, officials announced Thursday.
The shelter said the closure was prompted by discovery of a case of streptococcus zooepidemicus, also known as “strep zoo.” The compound hopes to knock the pathogen out with a thorough disinfection campaign.
The shelter, at 1575 S. Lincoln St., says on its website that it takes in about 8,000 animals a year. It will not reopen until Nov. 1, according to the news release about the closure…