Front Street Animal Shelter temporarily halts stray dog intake due to ‘Strep zoo’ outbreak
Jan 30, 2026
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 […]
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