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Patchogue Man Charged With Animal Cruelty: Suffolk SPCA

The severely underweight pit bull's ribs and bones were "clearly visible" and she also had "pus coming from her eyes," Chief Roy Gross said.

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Reed Lewis, 29, of Patchogue, the former owner of his three-year-old pit bull, “Princess,” failed to provide necessary sustenance, including food and veterinary care, Suffolk SPCA investigators say.
Reed Lewis, 29, of Patchogue, the former owner of his three-year-old pit bull, “Princess,” failed to provide necessary sustenance, including food and veterinary care, Suffolk SPCA investigators say. (Suffolk County Society of Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals)

PATCHOGUE, NY — A 29-year-old Patchogue man was charged with animal cruelty after Suffolk investigators say he failed to provide adequate food and vet care for his three-year-old pit bull.

Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Roy Gross said detectives charged Reed Lewis with failing to provide necessary sustenance, including food and veterinary care, to his dog, “Princess,” on Sept. 4. The dog was “severely underweight with her ribs and bones clearly visible” and she also had “pus coming from her eyes” when investigators examined her, Gross said.

The dog was seized and taken to the Brookhaven Town Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, according to Gross.

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Lewis is scheduled to appear in First District Court in Central Islip on Sept. 28.

Gross said animal cruelty will not be tolerated in the county, and asked that if anyone witnesses such an incident to contact the SPCA at 631-382-7722.

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