SPOKANE, Wash. — SpokAnimal announced it is closed until further notice due to a respiratory virus that is causing pneumonia among the dogs at its shelter.
SpokAnimal made the announcement Saturday afternoon. The shelter said that an unknown respiratory virus is spreading through the kennel and causing some cases of pneumonia.
Shelter staff are working to supply all possible treatments to the animals during this time.
“We are doing everything we can but we want to stay closed at this point so we do not spread this,” executive director Dori Peck said.
Peck said tests have been sent out to a lab in California to determine the origins of the respiratory virus, but results of that test are delayed due to the holiday season.
Peck also says the virus has only been affecting the dogs at the shelter. Cats will still be available for adoption at the Kitty Cantina, Petco and PetSmart.
“We are honestly here doing everything we can to save every single dog that we can,” Peck said. “Obviously our goal is to save all of them.”
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