MSPCA no longer accepting animals

Springfield facility to close on March 31st

Updated: Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009, 9:02 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009, 4:29 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The MSPCA Animal Care & Adoption Center in Springfield has taken in the last animals it will place for adoption.

Wednesday was the last day that animals could be surrendered at the MSPCA facility on Union Street.

The facility is closing on March 31st due to financial problems. The remaining animals are up for adoption and looking for new homes.

For volunteers like Lorraine Slepski there's concern for animals when the MSPCA is no longer open. "I see the people coming in surrendering their animals and boxes with mother cats and kittens in the springtime. Like in the summer we can take in 80 animals a day here, and there's no place for these animals to go so, so it's going to be devastating," said Slepski.

The MSPCA wants to remind people that the remaining animals at the center are available for adoption, through next Thursday, March 26th. As an added incentive, starting this weekend there will be reduced fees for adopting an animal.

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