About 200 dogs rescued in Puerto Rico have made their way to the United States and nearly 20 are currently in New Jersey.

The Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown took in some of those dogs, which will soon be up for adoption.

The dogs were flown in to the Carolinas on two planes and then were split up among various animal shelters as they headed north.

The dogs came from a southern portion of Puerto Rico, in a remote area known as “Dead Dog Beach.” It is known as a place where people there dump unwanted animals. But a group known as the Sato Project is working to get these dogs saved.

"Unlike the Northeast, and even other parts of the United States, where they haven't really promoted responsible pet ownership.  And the overbreeding of dogs is just really out of control,” says Monmouth County SPCA director Ross Licitra. “They only have a few shelters and they're really overwhelmed."

Licitra says that the agency brought in 3,000 rescues from the southern states and Puerto Rico last year. He says that a percentage of adoption fees are given back to the shelters to promote responsible pet ownership.