Front Street Animal Shelter temporarily closes intake of stray dogs after one animal tests positive with dangerous infection

A dog at the Front Street Animal Shelter has tested positive with a highly contagious and dangerous bacterial infection, Streptococcus zooepidemicus, known more commonly as strep zoo. The bacteria cause hemorrhagic pneumonia, meaning infected dogs can start bleeding into their lungs and airways. Often, dogs in shelter environments are found deceased in their kennels before […]

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