BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — A shortage of available dogs at the Idaho Humane Society, resulted in several dogs being flown to Idaho.

High demand is limiting the amount of dogs at the Idaho Humane Society, requiring them to look out of state. Laurien Mavey, a worker at Idaho Humane Society, said the shortage is due Treasure Valley's strong willingness to adopt.

"With all the people who are moving to the Treasure Valley and all the people who already live here, everyone is so supportive of adoption, and we just can't keep up with the demand because everyone is wanting to adopt, Mavey said."

Mavey said it's a good problem to have.

"That is a good sign," Mavey said when asked if a shortage was actually a good thing. "That means that people are doing what we've been asking for, for years. People are spaying their pets and neutering them, which leads to less unwanted litters."

Dogs flew in Monday from New Orleans, to find new families in the Gem State. It's one of several flights throughout the years that comes to Boise loaded with dogs. Often, flights come from the Southeast, where there's increased strays due to natural disasters and higher poverty rates.

Flying dogs out of the South and into Idaho helps both sets of shelters. Shelters in the southern states are often overcrowded, and it helps alleviate their situation. In turn, the Idaho Humane Society is able to get more dogs in to meet demand, setting them up with families.

"They're adopted very quickly," Mavey said of dogs flying in from other states. "They can get and then in a couple days, they're out of here, which just opens up more room for us to help those shelters even more because then we can bring in more animals."

Idaho Humane Society is not forgetting Idaho. Mavey said that most of the dogs that come into Idaho Humane Society's doors are from rural Idaho shelters.

"We get weekly transfers from shelters in Burley, Twin Falls, Jerome," Mavey said. "A majority of our dogs actually come from shelters all across Idaho."

While there is a current adoption shortage for dogs at the Idaho Humane Society, Mavey said it's important to still adopt or at least consider it.

"If you adopt, that always means that you're saving a life," Mavey said. "And then if you rescue and save that life, that just opens up another kennel for us to bring another dog in and also give them a happily ever after."

Cats are also in relatively high demand at the Idaho Humane Society, but not at the same level as dogs.

Conversely, West Valley Humane Society is dealing with a cat shortage, but their demand for dogs isn't as high.

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