Gwinnett County's Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center will be closed until Dec. 17 due to the spread of Streptococcus Zooepidemicus, or Strep Zoo for short. The announcement from the county comes ...

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 has temporarily shut its doors after three dogs died there. County officials say they believe a respiratory illness is to blame. It happened at the Bill Atkinson ...