[August 16, 2009] BRIEF: Parvo cases force Paws & Claws to close Tweet COLUMBUS, Aug 16, 2009 (Columbus Telegram - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The local animal shelter had to be shut down recently due to positive cases of parvovirus. Two dogs tested positive for the virus. Because of the cost of treatment, the dogs, a rottweiler puppy and a lab mix, were both euthanized. The Erna R. Badstieber Paws & Claws Adoption Center has been closed since Wednesday and will tentatively reopen to the public Tuesday, said Deb Potter, vice president of the Platte Valley Humane Society. When it opens again, only cats will be adoptable. Dogs won't be able to be adopted until Aug. 27 and will only be available upon the recommendation of a veterinarian, Potter said. For complete details, subscribe to our online edition at www.ee.columbustelegram.com or call 563-7547 for home delivery. To see more of the Columbus Telegram, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.columbustelegram.com. Copyright (c) 2009, Columbus Telegram, Neb. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]