FHP Troopers rescued a dog left tied to a pole

[sheshe2]

FHP Troopers rescued a dog left tied to a pole on I-75 near Bruce B Downs Blvd this morning. Do NOT do this to your pets please…

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Thank for this update and thank you to the officers for saving this precious boy! I think the dog’s new name should be Milton.

Update: 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.

[Prairie Gates]

1. People are absolute stains

Ugh

[hatrack]

2. People fucking SUCK . . . .

[soandso]

3. I saw that

and wondered if he'd gotten out of someone's house and maybe got tangled up there because he looks well fed. Bless that cop because the dog was scared and growling so he could have been bitten.

[Disaffected]

10. Yes, I'm thinking that is the more probable explanation.

If someone was trying to get rid of a dog, that would be an odd way of doing it.

He could have escaped and was dragging a leash which got caught in the fence.

Is it know for certain that the pooch was actually "tied" to the pole?

[sheshe2]

35. The trooper said he was tied to a post.

It is an official account for the FHP Tampa.
https://www.flhsmv.gov/florida-highway-patrol/about-fhp/

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. Surprised grandma or weird Uncle Bill wasn't tied to the same pole.

Some people are just monsters.

[Kittycatkat]

5. That poor guy. I hope he finds the loving home he deserves.

And may the heartless lout who left him helplessly tied to a tree receive some instant Karma.

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. Who would do this? I can't imagine tethering the Skippa to a pole and saying, "see yeah, buddy".

Why have a dog or a cat if this is how you really deal with them when times are tough.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. From the Biden family pet webpage

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[dmr]

40. Thanks for posting this, LMPV.

The Bidens are just like the rest of America (minus the heartless).

We love our animals. Tò startt we keep them safe, well fed, hydrated, and loved.

[ornotna]

8. Hope someone in the know sees this

And outs these reprehensible owners. Disgusting.

[brer cat]

9. That is horrid.

[StarryNite]

11. Thanks to his heroes who saved him.

I’m so happy to see it was indeed a safe rescue and the pup is in good health. Hopefully he gets a new loving forever home quick!

[LoisB]

12. What kind of sick mind does it take to do something so cruel?

[peggysue2]

13. What the hell is wrong with people?

A major hurricane is coming in and you tie a dog off-road to a pole? He was already standing in nearly chest-high water. Could have easily drowned or been injured/killed by flying debris.

No excuse for something like this. None.

to the police who rescued him.

[Stinky The Clown]

14. Anyone who would do this to a dog is, to me, FAR worse than the worst MAGAt

The subhuman who did this may well be a MAGAt, actually.

[MissB]

15. Makes me so mad sometimes

People suck. So glad this little guy was rescued. Hope he heads for a better life with better people.

[superpatriotman]

16. Intentional or not

Most people do not deserve dogs.

[Collimator]

19. "Most people do not deserve dogs."

That's a statement that I can agree with. Simply proclaiming that people are evil doesn't make sense. "People" made the effort to help that dog. after all.

Also, there are plenty of people who are good to animals but shitty to their fellow human beings. Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs is fictional, but Adolph Hitler is not. And Hitler was known for loving dogs.

I grew up in a home where people were verbally abused and sometimes hit. Nobody was ever mean to the dog.

[LeftInTX]

17. Probably couldn't take their dog with them, so they tied him to the poll and hoped someone would rescue him.

People dump dogs all the time here. They like to dump at dog parks etc.

One woman was on Nextdoor because her dog had escaped numerous times. Then she tried to rehome her dog but people started harassing her for wanting to rehome her dog. The next morning, the dog was found at the dog park and she had deleted her Nextdoor account.


The dog above is not a "small breed", it's a bull terrier and they may not have been able to find a place that would take it.

[littlemissmartypants]

22. It's a beautiful dog! Bull Terriers are awesome. 🐾

[slightlv]

28. I can't believe in that weather that a vet's wouldn't have

taken him in, for at least the length of the storm. Yes, it may have cost them some money... but pets ARE family. Would you leave your child tied to a pole... that far away from the road!... in the midst of the oncoming storm?

Some people absolutely don't deserve to be pet owners. The critters give us their unconditional love, loyalty, faith, and respect. How sad that some people can't return even a 10 1/2 of that back to the animals... while many of us scrimp on other needed things to ensure our pets have the vet care, enough food (that they'll eat!), and other necessities.

We childless cat ladies have our own attitude about these things, I know... but I'll bet most dog parents feel the same.

I have a t-shirt I wear nearly all the time when I go to town. It says: I used to be a people person, until people ruined it!

[LeftInTX]

30. I didn't know that vets took in animals during storms. Never thought of it. Good to know.

The dog appears to be a pure bred.

I see so much animal dumping here. No one fixes their pets. People don't take care of their animals and encourage them to be aggressive. Too many people are also getting killed by pit bulls. Monday a one year old was killed by a pit pull. It's bad here. Too many irresponsible people.

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/1-year-old-who-was-mauled-by-pit-bulls-dies-at-hospital-babysitter-charged-converse-texas-investigation-bexar-county-sheriff-baby-hospital-ambulance

[slightlv]

33. We've had emergencies happen (mostly having to run out of state because of family)

and we've boarded our cats (and 2 dogs) with our vet. One time we took the dogs with us, and swore a trip that long we wouldn't do it again. Most vets will board pets... it's not free, but its not as expensive as a daycare or other facility with boarding, and the only thing you have to make sure you have is they have to be up to date on their shots, and have a bordetella vaccine. We did this both when I lived in Texas, and also here in KS. Such two disparate states as these, I can't image it wouldn't happen elsewhere. We found it easier to board with a vet than find a hotel who'd take the dogs (and sneak the cats in!).

[LeftInTX]

34. I know they will board, but didn't know if they did it during hurricanes. It's good to know.

I know most motels will accept "small dogs" only. A bull terrier wouldn't be considered a small dog.

[slightlv]

37. Yeah... we had an English Setter and a German Shepherd in Texas.

Up here, I have a 150 pound loveable mutt who's broken my leg once already! (LOL) Traveling with cats is even worse, tho. I once had my manx somehow slip out of the car (I'd let her out of the carrier for a few minutes peace from the caterwauling). This was in just outside OK City, OK. Luckily, I had a trucker who pulled over and helped me corral her back into the car. I was never so scared and devastated and p'o'd at myself at the same time! But it was kind of funny seeing this 250 pound trucker running through the fields at the side of the road yelling, "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty!" All I can say is thank goodness for CB-Radios back then!

[LeftInTX]

38. You're very lucky. We used to travel with our cat, but we had a trailer.

I never heard the term "caterwauling", so I looked it up. We always thought she was car sick. We would go up to our parents' cottage and about 3/4 way through the 200 mile trip she would start that. (Didn't need the trailer for that trip) There weren't any hills or anything that would cause it.

[slightlv]

39. At least you got 3/4 of the way! (LOL) My manx detested the car! n/t

[4catsmom]

18. I'd slap the crap out of

that owner but I'll settle for his house being blown away

[liberalla]

20. Thank goodness someone saw the dog over there in the distance and stopped to investigate!

Thank you, thank you!

[ailsagirl]

21. So glad someone was there to help the dog

But as for who did it:

[littlemissmartypants]

23. Seems like

the thing an abusive spouse or partner would do to hurt someone And the dog!

Awful either way.

I wonder if that leash has any human DNA on it?

[barbtries]

24. never ceases to amaze me

what some people do. the most charitable thing I can say about that is the people probably felt it was his best chance to be rescued. Why they were unable or unwilling to keep him with them I'm trying not to judge too harshly, because i just don't know.

[UTUSN]

25. 10K years of love to this and all dogs

[Klarkashton]

26. Florida man/woman?

JFC

[Blue Owl]

27. Probably the asshole who was putting up the tRump flag

[calimary]

29. O. M. G.

SOOOOOO glad that dog was rescued, AND survived!!!!

Hope he’s adopted by somebody new.

[Wednesdays]

31. It's a bull terrier!

Cute doggo!
So glad he was rescued.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. I heard today that pets are definitely welcome at all storm shelters!

[UpInArms]

41. What an adorable Staffie!

How could someone do that to him?

People just do not deserve dogs