Indeed, though, Rupert, this thread is just for what'd I say, unmitigated good cheer and happy thoughts, ..it just happened to take a 'cute animals' direction, which is OK with me, too.
Sounds like a good shelter, Rparmar: there are a lot of good, if overburdened ones, over here. We'd have a couple of kitties by now if my sweetie weren't allergic. (Our lease says 'no pets,' but I think our landlord would be OK with it if we asked at this point. ) We're planning on adopting an older doggie once there's fewer moves ahead of us. They tend to be a bit harder to place, but I think they deserve it, and also, someone I can keep up with would be a good idea. I'm sure a puppy would exhaust me on a regular basis.