DANIELSVILLE, Ga. -- The state has shut down an animal shelter after an outbreak of parvo, a dog virus that can be deadly.
The state Department of Agriculture ordered the Madison-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter on Tuesday to quarantine all 108 dogs housed at the facility until April 23.
"It's been a particularly bad season," Cat Lindsey director of the shelter told the Athens Banner-Herald. "We've had several cases of puppies who came in with the disease ... we just need to shut down for a few weeks to make sure that we've got this situation under control."
The shelter was shuttered in 2003 because of parvo problems.
Parvo, which is highly contagious, causes intestinal bleeding, dehydration and severe diarrhea. The virus often infects puppies and can take several days to show up on tests.
Cats are not affected by the virus. |