A feng shui sanctuary

Call it an animal shelter for a kinder, gentler era.

At least that was the description officials gave the new East Valley Animal Care Center in Van Nuys as they unveiled it Saturday. Alex Dobuzinskis in the Daily News.

City Councilman Tony C ardenas was reluctant to even call it a shelter - a term that he said isn't good enough for this $12.3million state-of-the-art animal pound, which actually opened in May.

"In the old days, we used to call these shelters, and as you can see we've built a sanctuary," Cardenas said.

The facility has a synthetic grass enclosure with a yin-yang shape, where prospective dog adopters can get a good look at the charges they might be taking home.