The state-appointed custodian in charge of the Colorado Humane Society says the nonprofit shelter will close Jan. 1.
Rick Block told Denver’s KMGH-Channel 7 on Friday that the shelter can’t afford to stay open after the cities of Englewood and Littleton decided to contract with a new shelter. It hasn’t been decided what will happen to animals at the shelter.
Block spoke outside an Arapahoe County court, where the society’s ex-managers faced charges of contempt of court. A judge cleared Bob and Mary Warren and their daughter, Stephanie, of those charges.
Attorney General John Suthers appointed Block in December 2008 after filing a lawsuit alleging the shelter’s managers mismanaged funds and euthanized animals to make room for more adoptable pets. The Warrens deny wrongdoing and hope to regain control of the society.
