Within 10 years, Mr. Avanzino wants to make every shelter in the country no-kill, in which no adoptable animals are put to death.

But, the NAIA says that the Humane Society does not differentiate in its reporting between the number of adoptable animals and others.

In addition to the animals up for adoption at Lange foundation, the foundation's website features adoptable animals from other shelters or individuals.

It is the largest and latest expansion in the Zoo Tycoon series, with 34 adoptable animals, plus two bonus animals.

He said nearly three-quarters of the animals arrive in bad health, many near death, and must be regularly removed from spaces that could be used by more adoptable animals.

The program operates specially-designed trucks that transport adoptable dogs from areas that are overpopulated to partner shelters where adoptable animals are in demand.

The Pet Finder has a searchable database of more than 1,800 adoptable animals from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and other areas.

Other shelters don't euthanize, but they only take in adoptable animals.

"Given that, we're going to do everything we can to provide a creative resource to help shelters develop their goals of finding homes for every adoptable animal."

In January 1982, the director of BLM issued a moratorium on the destruction of excess adoptable animals.