Florida Bill Would Punish Those Who Abandoned Dogs During Hurricane
Florida residents are tired of seeing pets abandoned during hurricanes and tropical storms and now the state’s government intends to hold those that abandon their pets accountable. A new bill…
Spring Lake, NC – SEPTEMBER 18: Tyler Bates holds his dogs as he is evacuated from his apartment by members of New York Urban Search and Rescue Task Force One due to flood waters from the Little River as it crests from the rains caused by Hurricane Florence as it passed through the area on September 18, 2018 in Spring Lake, North Carolina. The area was inundated with rain that caused concern for large scale flooding in the North Carolina and South Carolina area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Florida residents are tired of seeing pets abandoned during hurricanes and tropical storms and now the state's government intends to hold those that abandon their pets accountable.
A new bill proposed would charge those that abandon their pets, leaving them restrained and unattended during natural or manmade disasters, with a fine up to $5,000 or up to a year in jail.
Sponsors of the bill say they want to give these animals "a fighting chance." Palm Beach County alone had to rescue 49 dogs and two cats that were abandoned during Hurricane Irma.
