Photo courtesy of Dallas Animal Services.
Dallas Animal Services’ animal shelter is placing limits on taking on dogs to try and avoid spreading illness.
According to a release, Dallas Animal Services is combating a round of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) that is making dogs at the shelter ill.
Testing is taking place to understand the underlying cause, to determine the proper cleaning and medical protocols so the disease does not spread further and they are awaiting lab results.
For the safety of pets, DAS will begin temporarily limiting intake over the counter to critically sick or injured dogs.
DAS encourages struggling pet owners that are considering surrendering their pets to visit www.bedallas90.org/pet-resources to access pet support resources and DAS’ Home to Home Program, which helps residents locate adopters and avoid the shelter.
DAS asks that residents who find friendly lost dogs, schedule a time to have them vaccinated and take them home for three days while their vaccines take effect. DAS will provide resources to help find the dog’s owner and if unsuccessful, the finder will bring the dog into DAS. Finders can make a vaccine appointment by emailing DASPetSupport@dallas.
