He said the SPCA has been running at a loss for some time but it wasn't until the national office took over that they "discovered it wasn't as healthy as first thought".
Mr Odom said the national office was working to preserve the remaining finances of the centre and hopes the centre will get "back on track".
"The last thing we want to do is shut it down."
The animals now under the centre's care will be transferred to branches in Manawatu and Wellington.
Former centre manager and long-time animal inspector Val Ball is devastated.
"I put my heart and soul into that place for 25 years.
"I am absolutely devastated that it was allowed to get to this state without any membership knowledge this was going on, the community has been left in the dark."
She said it cost about $20,000 to run the centre each month and with problems the SPCA has apparently been experiencing recently she understands how the closure has come about.
"I think it is necessary from a purely practical point of view, you can't run it with no money."
She said the membership had not had a strong relationship with the committee since October 2013 and the centre's problems were due to "total mismanagement".
Mrs Ball said when she was in charge there were no financial worries.
"There was money coming in through bequests and donations on a regular basis."
She said it "all dried up" after she resigned in 2013, when she was replaced by Lloyd Warren.
She said a group of members were pushing for a meeting with the administrators to talk about the future of the animal shelter.
"If we can get some enthusiasm, hopefully we'll open it as an SPCA centre again," she said.
Mrs Ball opened the Ngaumutawa Rd centre, which houses up to 60 cats and 15 dogs and pups, in 2001.
Staff were told of the closure at a meeting on Friday.
