Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter Still Awaiting Results From Deadly Dog Disease

Ideastream Public Media | By Tyler Thompson

Published June 19, 2018 at 2:10 PM EDT

Cuyahoga County plans to open a new animal shelter in Decemeber

is still waiting for test results to determine what killed five dogs last month.

Samples of the unknown respiratory illness were sent to state labs which have yet to identify the disease. Five dogs sent from the city kennel to a Valley View dog shelter died of the illness.

A city spokesperson said the kennel has revisited its cleaning protocols as a precaution. This includes disinfecting the kennel and the animal control officer’s truck. He says no other dogs have died.

The county is keeping a close eye on the dogs currently within their care. The Valley View facility and one in remain closed.

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Tyler Thompson

Tyler Thompson was a reporter and on-air host for 89.7 NPR News. Thompson, originally from northeast Ohio, has spent the last three years working as a Morning Edition host and reporter at NPR member station KDLG Public Radio and reporter at the Bristol Bay Times Newspaper in Dillingham, Alaska.

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