The Leon County Humane Society said Trooper showed signs of stress, but has “smiled” a few times since being in their care. (Leon County Humane Society via Facebook/WUFT News)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Trooper’s Law, a new animal cruelty law in Florida that makes it a crime to abandon pets or leave them tied up outside during natural disasters, goes into effect Wednesday.
The case of a bull terrier, now named Trooper, led to the law, after it was left tethered to a fence along Interstate 75 during the evacuation ahead of Hurricane Milton in 2024. Trooper was rescued surrounded by rising water by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, from whom the dog got its new name…