Quarantine Lifted At Humane Shelter

A quarantine situation is over at the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter.

On Tuesday, Shelter Director Jeff Roberts announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has released the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter from its quarantine for the Parvovirus.

Roberts said that means the shelter can resume normal operations immediately.

Back on February 26, Roberts announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture had put a quarantine in effect for three areas of the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter because of Parvovirus.

According to Roberts, seven puppies that were brought into the shelter tested positive for the K-9 Parvovirus and had to be euthanized.

Parvovirus is a very dangerous and contagious disease for dogs and is something animal shelters have to deal with at times.

While only three rooms had been quarantined, that had prohibited the shelter’s ability to take in dogs during the quarantine because no animals could go in and out of those rooms.

Even during the quarantine, the shelter was allowed to accept stray and owner surrender cats.

Also, Roberts said the shelter remained open for adoptions during the quarantine.

Now that the quarantine is lifted, Roberts said the shelter still has over 100 adoptable animals and he encourages people to stop by and adopt a dog or cat.