BONHAM, Tex. -- About 100 dogs were abandoned in Love County last month, and one woman in Bonham took several dozen of those animals into her already-full shelter. Now, Brenda Neely is trying to provide for all of the dogs but needs your help to continue.

Brenda Neely runs Neely's Pet Place Adoptions in Bonham. Operating a shelter is something that she never thought she would end up doing, but she says now it's something she has an intense passion for, although times are tough right now with ends barely meeting.

Neely took in 24 of the abandoned Love County dogs, many of them suffering from severe illnesses and mange. She says the community responded with an outpouring of donations.

"We've gotten a lot of donations from a lot of people, dog food, syringes, medicines, things that we really, really need," Neely says.

Still, she says her shelter is in major need of monetary donations. Neely pays for all of the care and medical expenses out of her own pocket. Now she is making many trips to the veterinarian treating those Love County dogs, and the expense is overwhelming.

"An average week’s bill, with spaying and neutering and the other problems that we’re treating, usually runs anywhere between $350 and six or seven hundred dollars."

Neely says she is usually able to make ends meet, using the adoption fees to pay for the medical expenses, but says it was rough getting so many dogs at once, especially with so many in bad shape.

Now she says she's falling behind on her mortgage and is not sure what is going to happen if she doesn't get some relief.

"We don't know. We have no idea yet. We're trying. We're hoping that it doesn't get that far, but like I said, my biggest concern is these guys."

"Look at their faces, how can you tell them no? How can you not care? I mean these guys didn't deserve what they got put through and we just want to make sure that it never happens again."

Neely says she will not give up. She is going to take care of those animals, no matter what, especially since she's seeing such great results with many of the sick animals, saying that many will be ready for adoption in about a month.

For information about how you can help Brenda Neely help these animals, call Neely’s Pet Place Adoptions at 903-361-0524.