The shelter could be closed for up to a week.
EDISON -- The town-run Edison Animal Shelter will close temporarily and some cats and dogs will be quarantined after several pets showed symptoms of ringworm, officials said.
"We took swift action to close the Animal Shelter and to begin cleanup procedures," town Business Administrator Maureen Ruane said in an email. "Our first priority was to protect our six-person staff, 87 volunteers and the public, and to treat the animals being cared for there."
The shelter was closed Thursday after an inspection by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Middlesex County Health Department.
Ringworm is a common and contagious fungal infection. The town has quarantined 13 dogs and 31 cats. The shelter could be closed for up to a week. Animals can be brought to the Woodbridge Animal Shelter in Sewaren for the time being.
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