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Sacramento, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2022) – A dog at the Front Street Animal Shelter has tested positive with a highly contagious and dangerous bacterial infection, Streptococcus zooepidemicus, known more commonly as strep zoo. The bacteria cause hemorrhagic pneumonia, meaning infected dogs can start bleeding into their lungs and airways. Often, dogs in shelter environments are found deceased in their kennels before symptoms of strep zoo appear.
To prevent this deadly infection from spreading to other dogs, the shelter will NOT be accepting any healthy stray dogs for at least two weeks. This will help save lives as well as allow the shelter to get back to normal operations as soon as possible.
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