Abandoning your dog during a hurricane would be costly under a proposed Florida law
TALLAHASSEE — Few things irk an animal lover more than seeing a neighbor leash their dog to a tree in the backyard when a storm threatens.Apparently, state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, has this distaste, too.On March 1, Gruters, chairman of Florida’s Republican party, filed a bill (SB 1738) that would make it a first-degree misdemeanor to leave a dog restrained outside and unattended during a manmade or a natural disaster.On Monday, Gruters’ SB 1738 sailed through the […]
