Penticton NewsPenticton Animal Care and Control reopens after parvovirus closureAnimal shelter safe nowPhoto: Penticton Animal Care & Control Penticton Animal Care & Control closed down for a month due to parvo. After nearly a month-long closure due to parvovirus, Penticton Animal Care and Control announced on Tuesday that they have reopened to the public. The facility was closed due to a confirmed case of the virus, which is highly contagious among unvaccinated dogs and affects the intestinal tract. The animal care and control services provide for the City of Penticton, District of Summerland and RDOS. "Our puppies will be made available for adoption with the Okanagan Humane Society when they are old enough to be adopted.