{"id":2352840,"date":"2024-10-09T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-issues-stern-warning-after-viral-video-shows-chained-dog-awaiting-miltons-destruction\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T19:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:01:55","slug":"ron-desantis-issues-stern-warning-after-viral-video-shows-chained-dog-awaiting-miltons-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-issues-stern-warning-after-viral-video-shows-chained-dog-awaiting-miltons-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Issues Stern Warning After Viral Video Shows Chained Dog Awaiting Milton&#8217;s Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-desantis-issues-stern-warning-after-viral-video-shows-chained-dog-awaiting-miltons-destruction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352840&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As Hurricane \u200dMilton \u200capproached Florida, a\u200c dog was rescued by Florida Highway Patrol troopers while \u200dit was \u2063tied to a post and standing in \u2063nearly chest-deep water. The\u2062 troopers, patrolling \u200bnear Tampa, shared the incident \u200con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mysterious-dog-illness-reported-in-14-states-leaving-vets-puzzled\/\" title=\"Mysterious dog illness baffles vets in 14 states\">urging pet owners<\/a> not to endanger their animals. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressed gratitude \u2062for the rescue and condemned the act of leaving a pet in such perilous conditions, promising accountability for mistreatment of animals. Following the \u2064rescue, updates indicated that the dog was safe, undergoing veterinary care, and had received a clean bill of health. Public outrage over the incident \u200bon social media \u200dled to calls for the former owners to be found and \u2063charged with cruelty. Meanwhile, the \u200bhurricane, previously a Category 5, was expected to make \u2063landfall\u200d as a Category 3 \u200bstorm along Florida&#8217;s west coast, bringing significant concerns due \u2064to its potential impacts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One potential victim of Hurricane Milton was rescued Wednesday, even before the mammoth hurricane descended upon Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Florida troopers patrolling near Tampa rescued a dog who had been left tied to a post and was standing in water that almost reached to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/priceless-the-moment-trump-flips-script-on-host-trying-to-stop-him-from-telling-inconvenient-truths\/\" title=\"Priceless: The Moment Trump Flips Script on Host Trying to Stop Him from Telling Inconvenient Truths\">animal&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s stomach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the Florida Highway Patrol <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FHPTampa\/status\/1844036069219574083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-goes-off-delusional-kamala-harris-tries-politicize-hurricane-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> replied with praise and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hurricane-milton-set-explosively-intensify-mandatory-evacuations-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you, @FHPTampa.&nbsp;It is cruel for anyone to leave a dog tied to a post in the middle of an oncoming storm. FL will hold anyone who mistreats pets accountable,&rdquo; DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/govrondesantis\/status\/1844058578438717589?s=46&amp;t=OYStdAf9bOmyx_nj_5DcZg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FHPTampa?\">@FHPTampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is cruel for anyone to leave a dog tied to a post in the middle of an oncoming storm. FL will hold anyone who mistreats pets accountable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/19axr8CLf0\">https:\/\/t.co\/19axr8CLf0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1844058578438717589?\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FLHSMV\/status\/1844085214131155027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted an update on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Update: The dog rescued by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FHPTampa?\">@FHPTampa<\/a> is safe and receiving care. Troopers brought him to a vet, where he was examined for injuries and received a clean bill of health. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cut1jv7cBe\">pic.twitter.com\/cut1jv7cBe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLHSMV\/status\/1844085214131155027?\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the agency posted.<\/p>\n<p>Outrage at the cruelty swelled on X, as did offers to adopt the dog.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks for your work on this. Now find the perpetrator and arrest them,&rdquo; one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/1844101952302612994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will never understand how anyone could leave their dogs out like this, just evil, and they don&rsquo;t deserve dogs! He is sure to find a new loving home now because of you guys! Thank you for helping this cute buddy!&rdquo;another user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KarleighRou\/status\/1844107126635204766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&ldquo;Tie his owners to a fence and leave them behind<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  ..people can be so cruel. Happy to see it rescued,&rdquo; one particularly upset commenter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MMAOdds\/status\/1844112612147212525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope the dog was chipped\/tagged and the former owners get a visit from you right after the storm,&rdquo; yet another outraged poster <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rpetty\/status\/1844072852963852482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hurricane Milton spawns tornadoes and storm surge as it nears Florida<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsechoreport?\">@newsechoreport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/echoreport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#echoreport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/raWvjKXI7H\">pic.twitter.com\/raWvjKXI7H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EchoReport (@newsechoreport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsechoreport\/status\/1844129346568716707?\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-steps-house-275-electrical-linemen-hurricane-milton-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milton<\/a>, which had been a Category 5 storm as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico was poised to wade ashore late Wednesday or early Thursday as a Category 3 storm, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2024\/10\/09\/5pm-update-milton-expected-make-landfall-with-life-threatening-storm-surge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWSB-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The storm was likely to hit Florida&rsquo;s west coast between Venice and Tampa, but its impacts are being felt up to 30 miles from its center.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The animal had been left tied to a post and was standing in water nearly up to its stomach. The Florida Highway Patrol shared the rescue on X, urging pet owners not to abandon their animals during storms. Governor Ron DeSantis commended the troopers and emphasized that those who mistreat pets will be held accountable. Following the rescue, updates confirmed that the dog is safe and receiving veterinary care, sparking outrage over its abandonment and offers for adoption from concerned citizens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2352841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/desantis-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39454,42556,35285,33462,7267],"class_list":["post-2352840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-animal-welfare","tag-milton","tag-ron-desantis","tag-viral-video","tag-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/desantis-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}