WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (WJHG/Gray News) – Florida Highway Patrol troopers rescued a dog left tied to a pole as Hurricane Milton approached the state.
The dog was found on the side of Interstate 75 Wednesday morning, standing in water up to its chest.
Video posted on the social media platform X by Florida Highway Patrol Tampa shows a trooper approaching the dog as it growls and barks at him.
“I don’t blame you. It’s OK buddy, it’s OK,” the trooper can be heard saying.
The Florida Highway Patrol urged pet owners to not abandon their pets like this.
“Do NOT do this to your pets please…” they said in the caption of the video.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded to the video, thanking the Florida Highway Patrol and condemning the owner.
“It is cruel for anyone to leave a dog tied to a post in the middle of an oncoming storm,” the governor said …