GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - The Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center in Gwinnett County has temporarily closed after three dogs died from a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus zooepidemicus.

A Gwinnett County animal shelter is at a level of “critical capacity” for dogs, leading it to waive adoption fees and issue an urgent call for volunteers willing to foster.

Gwinnett County officials said the Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center is at critical ... to have residents volunteer to foster various shelter animals due to the lack of capacity to take on ...

A Gwinnett County animal shelter is at a level of “critical capacity” for dogs, leading it to waive adoption fees and issue an urgent call for volunteers willing to foster. Michelle Wilson has ...