The Brief
- Residents in a Lakeland community called to report several domestic pets left alone in a field.
- Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to round up several rabbits left alone without food or water.
- Pet owners are urged to not abandon domestic animals in the wild — surrender them to animal control or the Humane Society instead.
LAKELAND, Fla. – Residents in the Lakeland neighborhood near Sligh Road and Majestic View Drive reported to deputies that someone dumped domestic animals in a nearby field.
They told deputies that the abandoned animals were left without food or water.
What we know:…