Shanna Best, kennel director for the Butler County Humane Society, mops the organization's in-take area. Best, along with fellow staff members, spent much of Wednesday, March 27, repeatedly sanitizing the facility to deal with dogs and cats with infections that were brought in earlier this year.

CONNOQUENESSING TWP — The Butler County Humane Society has pushed its April 5 reopening back to April 10 after more dogs struggle with parvovirus.

Jennifer DiCuccio, executive director for the humane society, said the staff and volunteers at the shelter have been working long hours to reopen while also caring for the infected animals.

“The calls still come in,” DiCuccio said. “The need is great for sure. It’s important for us to get back to the point where we can start taking in these animals for our community.”

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