It seems that the people who run no-kill shelters act nutty, but really they have the animals best interest at heart (sometimes I think they prefer the animals over people). They want to make sure that the pet is going to a 'forever home' and not going to end up back at a shelter. I give them a lot of credit too and some day, I hope to be able to be a foster home for animals... but that has to wait until I own a place instead of renting.