Andi - I'm so very sorry that it's so hard to adopt a pet from a shelter... I just adopted 2 kitties from one of our shelters on Sunday (didn't have enough time on Saturday.. it's a 2-3 hour process!). I just checked your Craigslist area (
http://poconos.craigslist.org/...) and there doesn't seem to be much in the way of a pet's section there. Maybe Petharbor?
http://www.petharbor.com/
Not much help w/Austins.. mine is still a teeny squirt plant.