Group suspends dog rescues from Puerto Rico over disease concerns

Aimee Goodwin steps over a barrier used to keep four rescue puppies from Puerto Rico and her own dog, Playa, left, contained at her home in Norwich on Friday. The puppies were being treated for leptospirosis, a disease that is spread through contact with urine and can be transmitted to humans. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News(This story by Rob Wolfe appeared in the Valley News on Nov. 20, 2017.)
NORWICH — A local nonprofit that brings rescued puppies from Puerto Rico to the Upper Va