https://www.today.com/pets/hurricane-milton-dog-arrest-rcna175598
YAY! 👏🏻👏🏻 And it’s a felony charge! Our Governor became involved over this incident and voiced his feelings with a warning. Hundreds of people have called to check on or wanting to adopt “Trooper”. Thank you! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I read that today! The jerk is facing five years and I hope he serves every hour of it. What a disgraceful human being.
shareThank you for updating us. I hope he's banned from keeping pets for life too.
shareAn officer located it. They took the pooch to the vet and it was unharmed and placed in a foster facility. It was renamed ‘Trooper’ which is a nice touch. I hope it finds a good home.
shareGreat name for him! Glad he was rescued - twice. Once from being abandoned, and a second time by being taken to a foster facility.
shareGood.
shareEXCELLENT.
shareI guess that'sgood,
butI'mofTwomindsonthis :
Dorescueteams really want people remaining in homes that are about to be overcome by flood waters just to protect their pets?
Absolutely NOT! Rescuers have to take the pets now if a person refuses to go without their pets. It’s the law passed in 2006 after Katrina. Plus there are volunteers searching in their boats for animals.
“Federal PETS Act Lays Framework for Protecting Pets During Natural Disasters” (2006)
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/federal-pets-act-lays-framework-protecting-pets-natural-
disasters/
If you can’t take your pet, you damn sure don’t leave it tied with water up to its belly. Before being found that poor dog didn’t have a chance, Milton hadn’t made landfall when “Trooper” was found by a FHP Officer. The owner actually had the nerve to try to claim the pitiful dog. Lying thru his teeth saying he tried to find someone to take “Trooper”.
Every area which is going to be impacted by a hurricane lists shelters including shelters listed for pets. Special needs shelters doesn’t permit pets in Florida. I noticed it’s mostly high schools which shelter pets. My daughter had to evacuate to a downtown hotel. The hotel permitted her cat.
Great news. Although jail is too kind for that human.
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