MSPCA says it lost $11.5M in recession

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - There is new information concerning the financial crisis plaguing the MSPCA that caused it to unexpectedly close three of its locations and what will happen to the pets.

The President of the MSPCA, Carter Luke, held a news conference Friday morning at the adoption center on Union Street in Springfield, which is scheduled to close on March 31.

Luke said that the closing of the Springfield center is due to the current recession. The MSPCA lost $11.5 million in 2008. The Springfield facility was also running $1 million a year deficit.

Luke said animals remaining at the adoption center at the time of its closure will be transferred to other MSPCA shelters.

If you'd like to help-out, or adopt an animal, the MSPCA encourages you to participate in its Valentine's Pet Adoption Extravaganza. It will be held at the Union Street shelter on Saturday, Feb. 14 and Sunday, Feb. 15 from 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.