The ASPCA says 23 Pomeranians were seized from a Greenpoint apartment where they were living in filthy, cruel conditions.

Their owner, Mohamed Charrad, 33, was arrested Jan. 17, accused of neglecting the 17 puppies and six adult dogs. Prosecutors say the dogs were starved and forced to live among their own feces and urine.

The person who notified authorities of the neglect inside the McGuinness Boulevard apartment says Charrad instructed them not to provide care for the dogs. “If they die, they die, they’re my dogs,” they say he told them.

The ASPCA is caring for the dogs, which first received overnight treatment at ASPCA's veterinary partner clinics. They say many of them have been taken to the ASPCA Recovery and Rehabilitation Center in Pawling.

"No animal should ever have to suffer because of neglect or indifference. Keeping dogs in filthy conditions without adequate food or water is against the law, and our Animal Crimes Unit takes these cases very seriously,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. “I am grateful to the ASPCA for the compassionate care they are providing to these dogs and for their continued assistance as this investigation proceeds."

"Many of the animals who come into our care through our partnership with the NYPD face physical and psychological wounds that may be the result of alleged abuse and neglect, and when criminal charges are brought, they can require longer-term care until ownership is legally determined. The ASPCA Recovery and Rehabilitation Center was developed to provide the space, time, and specialized care needed for animals removed from situations like this case in Brooklyn," said Elizabeth Brandler, vice president of ASPCA Cruelty Response.

Charrad is charged with 23 counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals or failure to provide sustenance for animals, and 23 counts of failure to provide proper food and drink to an impounded animal.