Wichita Animal Shelter adjusts procedures regarding sick animals [Video]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita Animal Shelter said it’s had to make changes to its procedures in response to decades-old rules from the Kansas Department of Agriculture about how to handle sick animals.

Although euthanasia numbers remain steady, shelter officials said the past month has been full of tough decisions.

Last month, several local animal shelters expressed concerns about what they called new enforcement of an old state law. The law bars animals with contagious diseases from being transported from one shelter to another or from a shelter to a rescue.

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Lieutenant Derek Purcell with the Wichita Animal Shelter said they’re still trying to find a new normal with the increased enforcement.

On Wednesday, they had to put down four dogs who had heartworm and three with kennel cough since they couldn’t send them to rescues.

They’ve made changes to how they handle sick animals to prevent the spread, concerned that they’d have to put …