Man arrested for leaving dog tied to post in Florida as Hurricane Milton neared

State troopers found the dog abandoned with flood waters up to his chest, and he will now be adopted, officials say

Florida officials have arrested the man who left his dog tied to a post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall.

Florida state troopers found the dog last week, abandoned on the side of Interstate-75 in Tampa with flood waters up to his chest. Florida Highway Patrol shared a video at the time of the bodycam footage and a caption: “Do NOT do this to your pets please…”