The dog was found up to its chest in flood waters off Interstate 75 in Tampa on Oct. 9, as many residents were evacuating due to Milton.
Meredith DelisoThe Florida Highway Patrol in Tampa said its troopers rescued a dog that was left by its owners tied to a fencepost on Wednesday, October 9, as Hurricane Milton bore down on TampaThe former owner of a dog that was left tied to a post off a Florida highway in floodwatershas been arrested for animal cruelty , officials announced Tuesday.
The former owner of the dog -- identified by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, of Ruskin, Florida -- was arrested on Monday for aggravated animal cruelty, a felony. The Florida Highway Patrol trooper initially responded to a call involving an abandoned dog shortly before 9 a.m. local time on Oct. 9, according to a criminal report affidavit. At the time, Hillsborough County was under a state of emergency due to Milton. There were heavy rains and flooding along the sides of the interstate at the time, according to the affidavit.
Two days later, Aldama Garcia went to the Hillsborough County Animal Shelter to attempt to retrieve the dog and showed pictures as proof of ownership, according to the affidavit.
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