“With all these subdivisions that are opening now, there are more coming in from the county,” he said. “It’s probably swapped.”

Summer is traditionally a slow time for adoptions due to families being on vacation or not wishing to get a pet they will have to leave behind while traveling, Flowers said. Recently out-of-town pet seekers have been adopting more than locals.

People have come to Moultrie from as far away as south Florida, the Carolinas and Jacksonville to pick up pets that they found on the online site www.Petango.com.

“We have some good pets here,” Flowers said. “We’re kind to the animals when they come in, we try to find them a home. When we have too many, that’s when we become animal control.”

Adoptions at the shelter are $85 for a dog or cat. That cost includes spaying or neutering, rabies and other first shots, and a microchip locator.

Out of that amount, nearly all goes to veterinarian fees and the microchip, so the shelter makes basically no profit on adoptions, Flowers said.

On Thursday, Moultrie resident Jackie Estep brought in several bags of dog food to help the shelter out and held an apparent Chihuahua-dachschund mix puppy while there.

“I saw the article in the paper that the Humane Society needed more food for the animals,” said Estep, the owner of a Boston bull terrier. “I read that, from then on I’ve been bringing food for the dogs. I know times are hard (but) I think we need more donors to bring food for these puppies.”