Man Charged With Abandoning Dog in Floodwaters as Florida Residents Evacuated Ahead of Hurricane

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TAMPA, Fla.—A man has been arrested for animal cruelty after authorities say he abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last week shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall.

The 23-year-old man from Ruskin, Florida, was arrested Monday on a charge of felony aggravated animal cruelty.