Police find dog tied up beside a road in Tampa as Hurricane Milton approaches – video

A Florida police officer found a dog tied up by the side of a road in Tampa before Hurricane Milton made landfall. Florida highway patrol posted a message saying they rescued the dog found on I-75. 'Do not do this to your pets please,' police said in a message posted with the video.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles later reported that police took the dog to a vet, where it was given a clean bill of health

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