CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Animal Care and Control is closed today through Monday, Jan. 4, and will be deep cleaned for COVID-19.

The closure was ordered “out of an abundance of caution due to the rising COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County,” according to a county news release.

The facility will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 5, during normal operating hours.

Owner surrenders will not be accepted while the facility is closed to the public. Strays may be brought in, however, anyone bringing a stray will need to call the shelter at 931-648-5750 upon arrival and wait in the vehicle for further directions, the release said.

No adoptions will take place, but the staff will assist anyone over the phone who may be interested in a shelter pet.

For more, go to https://mcgtn.org/animal-control.