For the pooches and purr-babies in the SPCA shelter of Adams County Pennsylvania, Christmas came early.

By Saturday two days before Christmas, every last one of them had found a new owner, leaving the kennels vacant on Christmas Day for the first time in 47 years of operations.

The staff says one stray cat arrived on Saturday night after the team took the photograph celebrating above.

"To say that we are beyond excited is an understatement! The staff and volunteers have worked VERY hard to take care of the animals in our care and to make sure they got adopted to the right home!" the team wrote on Facebook. 

"This year we have adopted out 598 animals and reunited 125 strays with their owners!"

But this triumph isn't just good for the dogs and cats who got to spend Christmas with their new moms and dads, but for dogs and cats whom the Adams County SPCA will now take off the hands of overcrowded shelters and kennels in the area-increasing every paw's chance of landing in a new home.

"We will be pulling animals from other shelters in PA next week in hopes of relieving some of their stress," the Adams County SPCA said in a Facebook post. "Right now, we are going to enjoy this accomplishment! Merry Christmas!"

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