MAS officials provided an update on the CDV outbreak Tuesday afternoon, saying that its staff continues to take every ...

Memphis Animal Services (MAS) announced Friday afternoon that the city shelter has made the difficult decision to move forward with euthanizing dozens of dogs that were exposed to canine distemper ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Animal Services says it has to euthanize more dogs due to a second outbreak of Canine Distemper at the shelter in less than two months. MAS made the following statement ...

Veterinarians say canine distemper is highly contagious, and dogs can shed the virus for several months after infection. "It does make me sad, because I know that some of these pets aren't going ...

UPDATE: MAS is closed to the public until Tuesday, January 28. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly 100 dogs were euthanized at the Memphis animal shelter due to a Canine Distemper outbreak at the facility.

Memphis Animal Services is asking for adoptions and fosters amid a distemper outbreak. To facilitate adoptions, ... MAS said all of its adoption fees will be waived until May 21.

Canine distemper is a highly contagious virus caused by the paramyxovirus. It is seen in dogs around the world, but it can also affect ferrets, racoons, skunks, grey foxes, and many other animals.

Distemper is a frightening disease in dogs. Along with rabies, it’s one of the worst illnesses a dog can get. Not only does it have the potential to be fatal, but it can be debilitating to dogs ...

Canine distemper is highly contagious and can be deadly. All dogs are at risk, so it's vital to know the causes and stay up to date with vaccinations.

Memphis Animal Services (MAS) partially resumed operations Wednesday after an outbreak of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) caused more than 100 animals to be euthanized.

Feline distemper, also known as feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) or feline parvo, is a devastating and sometimes fatal disease that occurs in cats. It has also been called cat fever, cat plague ...

While distemper is not a new illness, Walters explained her office has seen a particularly hard fall and winter. "It's hit this spring's babies, really, really hard. We don't know why.