I'm with you there MiniMax.... just before Christmas we were showing DS the puppies and kittens in the pet shop and I could see a couple picking out a puppy. That couple looked very nice and would probably care for thatpuppy for the rest of its life, but I still burst in to tears thinking about how many were going to end up in the pound or shelters in the next few months, and why couldn't they go and look for their puppy there..... DH understands, but couldn't believe I burst in to tears over it. I blame pg hormones making me more sensitive, but it still always gets me fired up!