"The Defendant stated he observed the dog in standing water in heavy rain during a Hurricane evacuation and left him behind," troopers wrote. The post Owner tied ‘trembling’ dog to fence in rising waters of Hurricane Milton because he ‘couldn’t find anyone to pick the dog up’: Cops first appeared on Law & Crime.

"You don't just tie up a dog and have them out there for a storm, totally unacceptable, and we're going to hold you accountable," said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that authorities have started criminal proceedings against the owner of the bull terrier found abandoned and tied to a pole on Interstate 75 ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall.

As Hurricane Milton made landfall on the Florida coast, a shocking video of a dog abandoned and tied to a fence in deep water has gone viral. The helpless dog was reportedly tied to a chicken-wire fence near Interstate 75 in Tampa on Wednesday.

Police officers in Tampa, FL made a disturbing discovery on Wednesday morning just ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall, when they came across a helpless dog that had been tied to a fence near a highway.

A terrified dog could be seen up to its stomach in water, after being tied to a fence post and left for dead while Category 5 Hurricane Milton barrels towards the central belt of Florida

Hurricane Milton made landfall overnight in the US state of Florida causing widespread flooding and spawning huge tornados.

The owner of a dog widely seen in video chained to a fence in Florida standing through floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall last week has been identified, arrested and charged.