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‘Do NOT Do This To Your Pets Please’: Dog Chained To A Fence Gets Rescued Hours Before Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall

Even before Hurricane Milton could make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, October 09, an incident is already breaking the hearts of many after Florida Highway Patrol’s post on X (previously Twitter).

“Do NOT do this to your pets please…” FHP Tampa wrote in their post on Wednesday morning, along with a video of an abandoned dog tied to a pole on I-75 in a pool of floodwater.

FHP Tampa reveals, “FHP Troopers rescued a dog left tied to a pole on I-75 near Bruce B Downs Blvd this morning.”

The video shows an unidentified Florida Highway Trooper walking towards a grassy area where the dog is seen tied to a pole.

“It’s okay, it’s okay,” the Trooper kept telling the dog. However, the dog, visibly scared and confused, kept on growling and barking at the Trooper.

The Trooper kept on consoling the dog saying, “I don’t blame you. It’s okay, buddy. Its okay.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thanked FHP Tampa for rescuing the dog and responded to the incident saying, “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.”

Thankfully, after a few hours of the video being posted, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provided an update on the dog saying, “The dog rescued by @FHPTampa is safe and receiving care.”

“Troopers brought him to a vet, where he was examined for injuries and received a clean bill of health,” FLHSMV added.

People online were outraged and heartbroken for the poor dog. A lot of the users are hoping that the owners will be found, and rightfully arrested.

One user wrote, “I hope that dog is chipped, and they find the owner and charge them with Animal abuse. That is horrible, we are literally getting hit by a hurricane in hours.”

“I hope that owner never owns another pet. What a sh**ty human being to tie up an animal during a hurricane. At least let it run loose to find safety,” another wrote.

Another user also wrote, “People who harm children and pets are the lowest in society and need to be dealt with accordingly.”

FHP Tampa tells Fox News that while they are not aware of other animals abandoned in the storm, they are conducting patrols and looking for any vulnerable people and animals that may have been left.

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Therapy Dog At Genesee County Jail Viciously Attacked By Inmate

The Genesee County Jail’s 13-month-old therapy dog, Josie, was greeting inmates throughout the jail when she gets viciously attacked by an inmate on Tuesday, September 24.

In a news conference recorded via Facebook Live, Sheriff Chris Swanson revealed what went down during the violent incident inside Genesee County Jail.

During the encounter, Josie approached the inmate, Romello Maxwell, who was lying on the ground, before getting punched by him.

Josie started crying after being struck violently. And this prompted another inmate, who was sweeping the floor, approach Maxwell as a response to the violent encounter.

Sheriff Swanson reveals, “He struck Josie hard enough that created a concussion and scrapped the inside of her pupil.”

“She was sent to the vet emergency, [where] she stayed there for a day and a half. We had to get an MRI, we thought that it may have been a brain bleed and the cost is in the thousands,” the Sheriff added.

After watching the surveillance video of the attack, Prosecutor David Leyton said they charged Maxwell “as harshly as possible under Michigan law.”

Maxwell is charged as a habitual offender, which increases the maximum penalty from four years to eight years.

Furthermore, Maxwell has been revealed to have a history of assault against people, having previously assaulted two deputies in the last year.

“We’re going to hold people accountable. If they’re going to do that to these animals, they’re going to do it to people,” Sheriff Swanson said as he held Josie.

Leyton also said, “I don’t think the laws in Michigan are strong enough to protect our furry friends, and I think that if the legislature is listening and watching, maybe you’ll want to take a bill in that increases the penalties for people who would harm our friends, our dogs and our cats.”

Sheriff Swanson also reveals during the news conference that Josie is now doing well and is back on the job.

However, after the revelation that the dog is back to doing her job, people online were worried for Josie’s life and how dangerous it is for her breed, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, to be doing this job around inmates.

One user wrote, “Cavalier’s are too fragile to be put in potential harm. Therapy dog yes for nursing homes, pediatric units, helping yes but not inmates that had history of abuse.”

“Cavaliers are such small dogs. I just don’t understand how anyone thought it would be smart to expose a small animal to inmates who are known to be willfully and carelessly violent,” another wrote.

“I understand that therapy dogs can be beneficial, but in this scenario, at least use a larger breed that has a better chance at being able to defend itself and in the future, don’t leave them alone with these inmates to fend for themselves,” the user continued, before proceeding to call the incident a “careless mistake that could have been avoided”.

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Dog Stabbed By Owner In A Fatal Shooting Expected To Recover

A dog that was injured by his owner inside a St. Louis business on Wednesday, September 25 is expected to recover, animal shelter says.

“He’s here and he’s safe,” The Humane Society of Missouri wrote in a Facebook update on the pooch on Thursday, September 26.

The Humane Society of Missouri further reveals that law enforcement rushed the dog to their shelter where he received emergency medical care.

They wrote, “He had sustained superficial injuries and upon arrival, was also dehydrated and underweight, but we expect him to make a full recovery.”

“Thanks to you and all of your support we are able to make a difference in this pup’s life,” the animal shelter wrote. “He’s going to get the Second Chance he deserve.”

Kathy Warnick, President of HSMO says that they are very pleased that the innocent puppy is expected to have a “good outcome”.

She also tells KMOV that the pup is a “very sweet and gentle dog, but also is understandably fearful at this time.”

Furthermore, KMOV reveals that the dog is currently not up for adoption. And that the vet is monitoring his condition and checking for illnesses such as heartworm disease.

“We will take good care of him as we do with all the animals we serve,” Warnick says.

St. Louis police reveals that the fatal shooting occurred after a man was seen wandering around the Renaissance Financial building holding the dog.

When the officers arrived to assist him outside the building, the man pulled a knife and began stabbing the dog, KSDK reports.

The police proceeded to deploy a stun gun, but the man was able to break free. After fleeing, he went into a stairwell and began stabbing himself in the neck.

Before the man was able to do anything more dangerous, he was shot by the police. He was then rushed to an area hospital, but was pronounced dead.