The Suffolk County SPCA has charged a Valley Stream resident with animal cruelty following an investigation into the neglect of a dog. Roy Gross, Chief of the Suffolk County SPCA, announced that Joshua Gilbert, 39, of Valley Stream, has been charged with five misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and two counts of neglect of an impounded animal. The charge stems from an incident that occurred in October 2025, during which time Gilbert vacated a Bay Shore residence, leaving behind a four-year-old female Cane Corso dog, named Pluto, and two-year-old male Cane Corso dog, named Jupiter, both confined within a room in deplorable condition without an adequate supply of fresh food and water. Pluto gave birth to two pups while confined. Two additional pups were delivered by c-section fo

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