On October 9, 2024, as Hurricane Milton barrelled down, Florida Highway Patrol-Tampa posted a video of one of their state troopers approaching a bull terrier on the side of the road.
In the brief video clip, the abandoned dog — which was chained to a fence and belly deep in water — growls and whines in fear as the trooper approaches.
“It’s okay, buddy,” the trooper says gently in the video. “I don’t blame you, it’s okay, buddy, it’s okay.”…