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By Tena Lee | on July 11, 2023

Sumner County Animal Control has temporarily closed its facility for intakes and adoptions after a suspected respiratory virus was detected in some of the shelters dogs.

Sumner County Sheriffs Office Chief Deputy Eric Craddock said the facility is closed temporarily as a precaution.

Our animal control staff noticed a few of our dogs appeared to be ill and coughing, he said. We contacted our vet who advised the cause was likely a respiratory virus that was going around. The vet recommended the temporary closure out of an abundance of caution, Craddock added. The facility has been closed to intakes and adoptions since July 6.

Sumner County Animal Control has been a division of the Sumner County Sheriffs Office since 2009. A state-of-the-art facility was built in 2011 with the capacity for nearly 100 intake kennels for both dogs and cats as well as nearly 50 adoption kennels.

The facility, located at 1033 Union School Road, serves as a shelter for stray, abused and relinquished animals.

Craddock said he wasnt sure how many dogs have been affected, or if there had been any deaths as a result of the illness.

The facility has deployed air scrubbers to try to minimize the spread, he noted. Weve taken every precaution we can to ensure the animals health and safety.

The shelters felines dont appear to be carriers or effected by the virus, Craddock added.

Craddock said the Sheriffs Office would continue to pick up aggressive dogs, if needed, for safety concerns, and would do their best to keep the canine isolated from the other dogs. The facility can be reached at 615-452-2400.

Craddock said the department would post on its social media pages when the shelter is back open for normal operations.

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