Owner Who Left Florida Dog Chained to Fence Ahead of Hurricane Milton Facing Felony Animal Cruelty Charges

The saga of the dog, now renamed ‘Trooper,’ went viral after heart-wrenching video showed him abandoned and submerged in water along an interstate highway.

Florida Highway Patrol
'Trooper' after he was rescued by the Florida Highway Patrol. Florida Highway Patrol


The owners who left a dog chained up on the side of a highway before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida last week have been identified by authorities — and the state is pursuing animal cruelty charges against them.

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