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Shelter reopens to the public with restrictions after a parvovirus outbreak in which over 100 animals were euthanized
In July 2021 the public health board heard the department had temporarily adjusted its admissions policy to prevent the spread of parvovirus. On October 21, 2021 the director reported the shelter had been shut down to minimize the virus, that over 100 animals were euthanized, with "94% tested positive," that 1,700 animals were vaccinated at three drive-through clinics, and that the facility reopened to the public on October 19, 2021 with restrictions. Advisory board minutes of October 6, 2021 describe a distemper outbreak in the same period.[1][2]
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The public health board's October 21, 2021 minutes list, under Animal Management and Welfare, "Parvovirus," "Shut shelter down to minimize the virus," "Euthanized over 100 animals," "94% tested positive," "3 drive thru clinics," "1,700 animals were vaccinated with 2 shot a piece," and that the facility opened back up to the public on October 19, 2021 "with restrictions for the Public." The minutes do not say what the 94% refers to beyond the euthanized animals listed above it. [1]
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- 1,700
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The July 8, 2021 public health board minutes say the department "is temporarily adjusting its admissions policy for the public to prevent the spread of parvovirus among animals" and began a daily report card of intakes, outcomes, kennels and euthanasia from July 3, 2021. [2]
