Front Street Animal Shelter is not currently accepting stray dog intake as two dogs have tested positive for the bacteria Streptococcus zooepidemicus (Strep zoo).
The bacterium can cause rapidly progressive and severe respiratory disease, which can spread quickly from dog to dog and cause high rates of serious illness and death.
“Our shelter veterinarians collaborated with staff from the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, which has studied the disease extensively and provided counseling to other shelters,” said Phillip Zimmerman, manager at Front Street Animal Shelter. “The mutual conclusion was that healthy dog intake should be closed for at least 7-14 days, not only to protect the incoming dogs from being placed at risk, but also to create a “clean break” so the disease can be eradicated without new animals being introduced.”…