Louisville animal shelter to resume dog adoptions, intake Friday after distemper test comes back negative | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Animal Services will reopen its adoption agency and resume intake of all dogs on Friday after a distemper scare.

LMAS closed Thursday over a “potential distemper case detected within its shelter.”  

In a Facebook post, officials said a dog at the shelter was tested for distemper, and it came back negative. Officials said the dog likely has a bad case of kennel cough.

Intake and adoptions will resume as normal at Animal House on Friday at noon.

Distemper is a highly-contagious viral disease that affects dogs and other animals. It can lead to respiratory, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms.

“We are committed to the well-being of all animals in our care and the community,” LMAS Interim Director Adam Hamilton said in a news release Thursday afternoon. “Halting intake and adoptions are the best way to ensure animals are safe. While we vaccinate upon intake, not all pets have …