Fauna is a 4 ½-month-old kitten with a glossy black coat and a small white patch under one leg. She’s playful, loving and patient, even sitting still to pose for pictures with a silly paper lei around her neck. Fauna will make a great forever feline friend.

Fauna and many other dogs, cats, puppies and kittens are available for adoption from Dallas Animal Services, 1818 N. Westmoreland at I-30, just minutes west of Downtown Dallas. The shelter is open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Sundays noon-5 p.m. The cost to adopt is $85 for dogs and $55 for cats and includes spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, microchip and more. All dogs are negative for heartworms, and cats have been tested for FeLV and FIV. For more information, visit DallasAnimalServices.org or call 214-671-0249.