The Southern Ocean County Animal Facility on Haywood Road in Manahawkin will close to the public later this week until early May for renovations, county representatives confirmed on Feb. 19. As of Thursday, Feb. 23, the operations in Manahawkin were expected to be transferred temporarily to a county shelter facility in Barnegat, spokespersons said.

Animals will be brought to the facility in Barnegat or to the Northern Ocean County Animal Facility in Jackson, said Brian Lippai, chief of…