Tampa cops rescue dog cruelly left tied to fence ahead of Milton’s landfall: ‘Do NOT do this to your pets’
Tampa cops came across a horrific scene Wednesday as Hurricane Milton surged to🐼ward land: A helpless dog whose heartless owner left him to die tied to a fence in sꦑtomach-deep water.
Florida Highway Patrol officers discovered the abandoned pooch barking desperately for help Wednesday morning, as the 🐠outer edge of the enormous storm was already dumpingꦑ heavy rain in the area.
The compassionate troopers parked their patrol vehicles and trudged across a soggy field next to Interstate 🔴75, rescuing the terrified animal in th𝐆e nick of time.
“Do NOT do t🍌his ⛎to your pets please…” the agency urged, .
The terrified pooch “is safe and receiving care,” the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor a few hours after the innocent pup’s brush with death captivated and enraged the internet.
“Troopers brought him to a vet, where he was examined for injuries and received a clean bill of health,” they wrote alongside a photo of the rescued dog in the back of a patrol car with a warm fleece blanket.
After his safety was ensured, Gov. Ron DeSantis , and warned other pet owners against committing similar acts ⛄of thoughtless cruelty.
“Thank you, [Tampa Florida Highway Patrol]. It is cruel for anyone to leave a dog tied to a post in the middle of an oncoming storm. FL will hold anyone who mistreats pets accountable,” he pledged.
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The post by FLHSMV was flooded with offers to give the wayꩲward෴ mutt a forever home.
“If he needs a home let me know. I’m in the Lake Mary area. I’ll gladly drive over to pick him up after the storm [passes],” one animal lover wrote.
“If he needs a home, please dm me after the storm. I’ll come get him,” wrote another.