FORT WALTON BEACH — The Panhandle Animal Welfare Society no longer is going to serve as a convenient depository for unwanted pets. As one of a host of changes being made to how Okaloosa County's animal shelter will function going forward, owners attempting to surrender a pet could get turned away. "Now, instead of saying 'Yes, we'll take it, come on in,' the policy is 'What can we do to help you keep the animal?' " said PAWS Executive Director Tracey Williams. "We should be a last resort, a resource, not a boarding facility or dumping ground. ... We have to stop allowing animals that have a place to live to be surrendered until we can make room for them."