Abandoned dog left tied to fence on side of I-75 hours before Hurricane Milton hits

‘Please don’t do this to your pets,’ police said after finding the dog

Florida police found an abandoned dog tied to a fence on the side of a major interstate as Hurricane Milton races toward the state.

The Florida Highway Patrol in Tampa found what appears to be a bull terrier tied to a chicken-wire fence near Interstate 75 on Wednesday. The dog was already knee-deep in water when officers arrived, according to video shared by the Florida Highway Patrol.

“FHP Troopers rescued a dog left tied to a pole on I-75 near Bruce B Downs Blvd this morning,” the agency wrote on X. “Do NOT do this to your pets please.”

The animal is now safe with police.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis said anyone abandoning their pets in the face of the hurricane would pay the price. He tweeted: “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.”

Pictures released Monday showed a mother and baby orangutan huddling together, as well as workers lifting a porcupine named “Chompers” into a crate. The zoo’s flamingos were also put into the back of a truck and moved as a herd.

“The zoo has a comprehensive severe weather plan in place to ensure the safety of our animals and team members and will take all precautions as conditions warrant,” it said in a social media post on Monday.

Larger animals such as elephants, giraffes, panthers and bears have barns or night housing that are hurricane-proof, but birds and smaller animals are being moved to kennels, Sandra Torres, vice president of marketing and communications for the zoo, previously told The Independent.

Hurricane Milton is just hours away from making landfall in Florida. The storm’s intensity has fluctuated in recent days, weakening to a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday afternoon.

However, the National Hurricane Center predicts it will be “one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida.”

High winds and storm surge are predicted to devastate the state. Many residents are under evacuation orders as the state braces for 18 inches of rainfall and up to 15 feet of storm surge.

Video below:

My wife and I had been called by his teacher for an urgent meeting.

Our six-year-old daughter gave her parents and me a note that she had written. My wife and I cooperated with his teacher’s request to enter the classroom for an impromptu discussion, and she asked us to do so.

When we asked our child if he knew why, he replied, “She didn’t like a drawing I did.” When we asked him whether he knew why, this was his response.

We then continued interrogating him to see if he had any more ideas.

We reported for duty the next morning and began working right away.

His teacher handed him the painting beneath it and explained that she had asked him to depict his family and that he had fulfilled her request in the presented painting. Would you kindly provide me with more details about that?

My wife’s response, which I was expecting, was “Not at all.” A departure from the typical activities with the family. Just a short distance off the Bahamas coast is where visitors can go snorkeling.

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