joining thus morning are lauryn lipsy, vice president of community programs for the humane rescuealliance, gina harder is senior manager of public relations for the animal welfare league of alexandria, and wendy wayrick from hills pet nutrition, inc. welcome to "news 4 your subrnda" han 61,000 pets across the tion. what's your goal this year and what's new? >> we have more organizations involved in our area. we're going to beat 1,300. i know our shelter is more full than it's been in a really long time. there will be plenty of animals looking for homes. >> shelter pre some of the best pets ever. just about every petve i've had came from a shelter or was a stray. why do they make suchood companions, gina? >> i think there areo many different opportunities with shelter pets. you can come in and meet any kind of animal. we have dogs, cats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, birds. anything you're looking for you can find at a shelter, and we have so a much informatiut them. we can answer any questions you have and help find the right pet for you. w >>t's the most unusual animal you've had in yo