"You Better Treat Them Properly. If you don't, if you leave them in the path of a hurricane, You Will Be Held Accountable"

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces PROSECUTIONS are coming for anyone abandoning their DOG or pet in the path of Hurricane Isaias landfall tonight
This comes after someone left a DOG to DIE on the side of the road before Milton, but the dog was RESCUED before anything could happen

"That you'd tie a dog up on the side of the freeway?"

That dog, Trooper, was found tied to a fence on I-75 in Tampa with floodwaters rising. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled him out

After that, Florida passed "Trooper's Law," making it a FELONY to leave a dog tied up and stranded during a disaster

TAKE YOUR PETS. Give them to a free hurricane shelter.

???? BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis announces PROSECUTIONS are coming for anyone abandoning their DOG or pet in the path of Hurricane Isaias landfall tonight "You BETTER TREAT THEM PROPERLY. If you don't, if you leave them in the path of a hurricane, YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE." ???? WE PROTECT DOGS IN FLORIDA ☀️ This comes after someone left a DOG to DIE on the side of the road before Milton, but the dog was RESCUED before anything could happen "That you'd tie a dog up on the side of the freeway?" That dog, Trooper, was found tied to a fence on I-75 in Tampa with floodwaters rising. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled him out After that, Florida passed "Trooper's Law," making it a FELONY to leave a dog tied up and stranded during a disaster TAKE YOUR PETS. Give them to a free hurricane shelter.

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)October 9, 2026