The Montgomery County Animal Shelter announced Aug. 16 it is limiting its services for two weeks due to the presence of distemper among some shelter animals.
"We will focus on various resources for treating the sick animals and will work hard to get healthy adoptable animals out of MCAS," the shelter announced in a news release. "We are asking for the community’s help by fostering, rescue group assistance and adoptions."
MCAS officials urged residents to have their pets up to date on vaccinations. The shelter is also dealing with cases of COVID-19 among staff members, causing staffing shortages.
"We will be closing our intake services during this time as this is crucial for us to have the ability to continue our testing of the current animal population," Assistant Director Mark Wysocki said in the news release. "We also need our current animal population to stay stable or decrease so we can adequately care for those animals with our limited staff due to COVID-19 spread. We will be taking active measures to reduce nonessential shelter intake."
