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Long Island Man, 25, Kept Dog Locked In Cage In Dark Basement, SPCA Says
A Long Island man has been arrested for animal cruelty for keeping a pit bull in a feces and urine-filled metal crate in a dark basement.
Dashawn Belcher, 25, of Central Islip, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 16, after the female pit bull was found starved, with untreated open sores in the metal crate of a Cypress Street home, said the Suffolk County SPCA.
On Friday, August 16, 2019, Suffolk County SPCA Detectives charged a Central Islip man with cruelty to animals.
Belcher was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty for failure to provide proper sustenance including food, water, and veterina…
