Police said 51-year-old Jose Borgos was arrested after a Suffolk County police officer found 21 Rottweilers in his backyard in Rocky Point.
She discovered the dogs around 10 p.m. Thursday after she heard several of them barking. At least 9 of the dogs were found inside travel crates in a shed. The dogs are now with the Town of Brookhaven Animal Control, which will determine their placement.
Borgos, who indicated he is a breeder, faces 21 animal abuse charges.
New York State law prohibits dogs from being tethered when the temperature is below 32 degrees.
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