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Animal Shelter closure extended as workers battle deadly canine virus

Posted at 9:15 pm March 10, 2014
By John Huotari 6 Comments

Oak Ridge Animal Shelter

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on Belgrade Road is pictured above.

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter will remain closed two more days as workers battle an outbreak of deadly canine distemper.

On Wednesday, the Oak Ridge Police Department announced that two cases of canine distemper had been confirmed by an Oak Ridge veterinarian’s office and said a dog adopted in January may have contracted the often-fatal virus—although it wasn’t clear when or where.

The shelter was temporarily closed this past Thursday, and it was expected to re-open on Tuesday. But on Monday, Oak Ridge Police Department Lt. Robin Smith said it will now re-open this coming Thursday, giving the shelter staff more time to clean and disinfect. He said the staff is taking precautions to make sure they have totally eradicated the disease.

Smith said 30 dogs at the shelter had to be euthanized because of the virus. The staff had to assume that all the dogs at the shelter had been exposed, Smith said. He said some shelter dogs that showed symptoms were tested, and some results came back positive. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Pets, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: ASPCA, canine distemper, infection, Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Robin Smith, virus, Young-Williams Animal Center

Young-Williams offers special spay, neuter rate for pit bulls

Posted at 10:49 am July 25, 2012
By Dawn Huotari 2 Comments

Young-Williams Animal Center in Knoxville is offering a special rate to spay or neuter pit bulls during the month of August.

The “Primp Your Pit (Bull)” spay/neuter program will only cost $20 for all pit bull owners, regardless of residency or income requirements, the release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: pit bulls, Primp Your Pit, spay/neuter program, Young-Williams Animal Center

Local community pet guide released

Posted at 9:07 am July 13, 2012
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Four Paws handbook cover

The cover of the ‘Four Paws’ handbook.

A free resource guide for pet owners in nine East Tennessee counties has been released.

“Four Paws: Handbook for a Pet-Friendly Community” is full of ideas, tips and tricks, and local initiatives to keep pets happy and healthy, a press release said.

A responsible pet-owning community can help decrease euthanasia rates by spaying and neutering pets, decreasing the number of animals surrendered to shelters, and reuniting more lost pets and their owners through the use of microchips and identification tags, the release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Four Paws: Handbook for a Pet-Friendly community, pet guide, Young-Williams Animal Center

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