GEORGETOWN, Del.- Dozens of dogs are looking for their forever homes after being rescued from a house in Kent County.

The Brandywine Valley SPCA took in 44 dogs this week in Dover after their elderly caretaker passed away.

The SPCA says family members called the Delaware Office of Animal Welfare for help for the dogs, who were found in good condition.

While eight dogs will be returned to the family after they are spayed and neutered, the remaining dogs will be put up for adoption.

"We've actually had folks that were lining up this morning with hopes to adopt, and we've actually found new homes for quite a few of them," Walt Fenstermacher, the Delaware director of the BVSPCA, said Tuesday.

The dogs are mostly small breeds and can be adopted at the BVSPCA New Castle, Georgetown and West Chester campuses.