(See the April 2023, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, entry below for more information.) He said the facility could be “shut down” for at least 21 days. reported that a publicly funded facility with “no-kill” policies doing business as Oklahoma City Animal Welfare had “closed its doors for a second time in a matter of weeks due to an outbreak of upper respiratory infection, spreading throughout the facility.” A spokesperson for the facility said that veterinarians “were concerned when they saw several dogs with coughing and runny nose.” By the next day, 40 dogs were showing similar symptoms, and a day later, 60 more were sick. Animals at the facility were reportedly being confined to “rooms that are not normally used for housing animals,” and in just one day, the facility reportedly refused to accept “several cats.” reported that a publicly funded facility with “no-kill” policies doing business as San Jose Animal Care & Services was full and turning away animals. ![]() According to the report, several dogs there had to be treated for “pneumovirus, an infection that allows severe diseases such as Strep zoo and distemper to manifest.” It had also turned away animals “in January, and announced a temporary closure shortly after as officials worked to stem the contagious respiratory disease strep zoo.” (See the July 2022/Tucson, Arizona, entry below for more information about this facility.) ![]() reported that a publicly funded facility with “no-kill” policies doing business as Pima Animal Care Center would be turning away animals because of a distemper outbreak at the facility. According to the report, residents who were unable or unwilling to care for animals in their custody were being told to call the facility to be put on a waiting list. reported that a publicly funded facility with “no-kill” policies doing business as Moore County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services was full and turning away animals. reported that a publicly funded, self-professed “no-kill” facility doing business as Berkeley County Animal Shelter was full and turning away animals “until further notice.” (See the December 2022/Moncks Corner, South Carolina, entry below for more information about this facility.) ![]() We don’t need that our neighbors don’t need that.” A resident who wanted to remain anonymous said, “e’re going to have more stray animals in our neighborhood. The spokesperson said that the public facility had also shared home addresses of local adoption groups with members of the public who had visited the facility with animals who needed refuge: “I wouldn’t have known except a man came with kittens to dump them at my house,” she said. According to the report, the city’s public health and wellness veterinarian said that the increase in diseases at the facility was because animals were being warehoused for long periods and that “longer stays for the dogs allow for more time for diseases to incubate.” It was later reported that a spokesperson for an animal adoption group in the community said that the group was being overwhelmed with requests for assistance because of the facility’s closure. ![]() Valle圜 reported that a publicly funded facility with “no-kill” policies doing business as Brownsville Animal Regulation & Care Center had announced that it would not accept “any dogs for up to six weeks” because of cases of distemper and parvovirus at the facility. Reports Showing How ‘No-Kill’ Policies Harmed Animals in June 2023 Here are some of the “no-kill” animal shelter failures that made headlines in recent years for making animals suffer a fate far worse than a kind death. The lucky ones are taken to well-run open-admission animal shelters, where they either find a well-screened, permanent home or are painlessly euthanized in the arms of professionally trained, compassionate people.
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