Florida dog cruelly tied to fence before Hurricane Milton landfall safe and sound in foster care and receives fitting name
He’s a trooper.The abandoned Florida dog who was cruelly tied to a fence before Hurricane Milton barreled through the Sunshine State is recovering “safe and sound” in foster care, where he is flashing “smiles” to his saviors.
Florida Highway Patrol posted the heartbreaking video of the drenched pet standing in rising flood water “up to his belly” near I-75 in Tampa on Wednesday.The Leon County Humane Society stepped in to get the Bull Terrier to a foster home in Tallahassee and named him Trooper due to “how much he’s been through and to honor those who saved him” from the catastrophic storm that killed at least 17 people in eight counties.“He’s incredibly stressed and still decompressing,” the Leon County Humane Society said on Facebook.
“Abandoning a dog like this doesn’t typically allow for an immediate bounce back to their happy selves.Most dogs when rescued take a few days to feel safe, a few weeks to come out of their shell, and a few months to become comfortable and fall into a routine.”A trooper rescued the pooch before the Category 3 hurricane made landfall in Siesta Key and brought wind gusts exceeding 100 mph and extensive flooding.
Trooper was found Water levels rose more than eight feet in Sarasota as Tampa Bay was sparred from the catastrophic storm surge that was predicted.Police brought Trooper to a local veterinarian, where he was examined and received a clean bill of health.“It was cruel, and it was thoughtless,” the Leon County Humane Society wrote in a Facebook post.“We can’t imagine the situation that ended with him tied to this pole and left him without any hope.
It’s hard even to think about how scared he must have been as cars raced by, the water rose to his belly, and the storm clouds darkened.”“We wanted to let those who have been following this story know that he is safe and sound, because we’ve been worried about him since seeing his story.”The non-profit organization has seen a surge ...