If you can’t visit the shelter, you can also donate online through their Amazon and Chewy wishlists. “Several of our rooms are double bunked which makes the environment even more stressful on the animals in our care,” Peterson said. The shelter is severely overcrowded, Peterson said. With the Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters national adoption event, from now until October 28, all dogs and cats will have waived adoptions. When the shelter is reopened, the shelter mentions that when you arrive to drop off all your toys and treats, to pick up a treat of your own (no tricks here!) and to take a look at their rescue animals- all with a waived adoption fee. “Unfortunately, this also means we have to throw out a lot of our toys and supplies that had potential exposure to parvo.” “Every time we have a parvo case within the shelter, we have to quarantine all of our animals and deep clean the shelter top to bottom,” Peterson said. To help mitigate the spread, volunteers and staff will be deep cleaning the entire building and remains closed to the public. Even if you’re sitting still and happen to move your head a bit, the world around you will appear to shake or jolt.
If you are driving around in a car, signs on the side of the road will appear to be moving or jumping around. On Monday, October 9, the Genesee County Animal Control is closed until Tuesday, October 17 due to a positive parvo case. Oscillopsia is the sensation that the visual world around you is fundamentally unstable. Needed drop-off items for cats and dogs include treats, toys, dry and wet food, beds, and more- as many supplies had to be thrown out.
