Times-Herald (Vallejo)

Humane Society announces changes

- Times-Herald staff report

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Humane Society of the North Bay has closed most shelter operations to the public until further notice.

While closed to the public, the shelter will be staffed each day to care for the animals, shelter officials said.

Officials will be available by telephone, email, and via the shelter’s website and social media.

Effective immediatel­y, and until further notice, the following changes will be in effect:

• No microchip-implanting services. • No onsite processing of Solano County dog license applicatio­ns and renewals. Visit Solano County’s website: https://www.solanocoun­ty.com • Walkin adoptions are on hold until further notice. The shelter will be developing online and video adoption opportunit­ies. Please go to Humane Society North Bay YouTube Channel to see available animals and review next steps. • Anyone who is able to foster an HSNB animal until the crisis has passed is encouraged to contact Marian

Swanson at mswanson@hsnb.org or call (707) 655-1906. • The shelter is unable to accept ownersurre­ndered pets unless there is an emergency/ health safety issues and only as the kennel capacity allows. Call (707) 6457905 for more informatio­n on rehoming assistance.

• Working with Solano County Animal Control, the shelter will be accepting stray animals found in Vallejo, based on available space. Call the shelter if you have found an animal: 707-645-7905. Finders who are able to foster the animal are encouraged to do so but must file a “found animal” report with HSNB. Email: info@ HSNB.org. • Owners who have lost their pets must email the shelter at info@ hsnb.org with a photo of the pet and identifyin­g details. Please do not visit the shelter; we will contact you. • Our volunteer program is suspended until further notice. • We cannot accept drop-off donations of food and supplies at this time.

Monetary donations are the best way to help us care for our shelter animals. Please visit: HSNB. org/donate.

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 ?? CHRIS RILEY — TIMES-HERALD FILE PHOTO ?? People walk dogs around the parking lot during the Clear the Shelter event at the Humane Society of the North Bay last August.
CHRIS RILEY — TIMES-HERALD FILE PHOTO People walk dogs around the parking lot during the Clear the Shelter event at the Humane Society of the North Bay last August.

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