Lampasas Animal Shelter recently joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder. com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet.

The site has over 317,870 homeless pets listed, and it is updated continuously. More than 12,900 animal welfare organizations in the U.S., Canada and other countries post their pets on the site.

Lampasas Animal Shelter pets may be seen at www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX1387.html. A potential adopter enters criteria for the kind of pet he or she wants, and a list is returned that ranks the pets in proximity to the ZIP code entered. Adoptions are handled by the animal placement group where the pet is housed. Each group has its own policies.