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Resident tells board animal-shelter respiratory outbreak killed multiple dogs; calls for full-time medical leadership and clearer transfer protocols
Summary
A public commenter described an outbreak at Multnomah County Animal Services that sickened dozens of dogs and left multiple confirmed deaths, and urged a restructuring of animal-health leadership and clearer emergency transfer protocols.
A witness at the Multnomah County Board meeting said a respiratory outbreak at Multnomah County Animal Services (MCAS) led to dozens of sick animals and multiple deaths and urged county leadership to change how shelter medical care is organized.
"I believe that this current organization of the animal health department does not work," Anna (Azizani) told commissioners, recounting that…
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