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.

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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