On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
  ?I have never, ever seen or heard of that happening at
or in connection
 with animal shelters of any kind, and I've had nothing but
 shelter-adopted pets all my life. 
I have.  I'm in the chicago area.  Although I seem to remember that
being how it was done when lived in california.
  Dave McGuire
 Port Charlotte, FL 
I used to live in florida.  (My CS degree is from UCF)   In florida,
if you want a new cat, all you have to do is put a bowl of cat food
out.  In the morning, you'll have 5 cats, 2 possums,  and a raccoon to
choose from.  :-)
brian