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Mobile animal shelter pauses most dog intakes amid respiratory illness

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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile Animal Shelter is dealing with a respiratory illness spreading among dogs, prompting staff to pause most dog intakes and limit adoptions. “If we were to compare it to human disease, it would be similar to the flu,” said Robert Bryant, the director of animal s…

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    Mobile Animal Services stop dog intake due to viral respiratory disease (opens WKRG Mobile)

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    Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 22, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile Animal Services is pausing the intake of dogs due to a "viral Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease." According to animal services officials, they are seeing an increase in dogs with this disease, le…

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    Mobile animal shelter pauses most dog intakes amid respiratory illness (opens WKRG Mobile)

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    MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile Animal Shelter is dealing with a respiratory illness spreading among dogs, prompting staff to pause most dog intakes and limit adoptions. “If we were to compare it to human disease, it would be similar to the flu,” said Robert Bryant, the director of animal s…

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