A House Committee signed off on the bill five months after state troopers found a dog tied up along I-75 as Hurricane Milton ...

A Florida lawmaker is pushing for stricter penalties for individuals who abandon their pets during natural disasters, such as hurricanes.

Trooper, a bull terrier, was found on the side of a highway hours before Hurricane Milton struck Florida. He has since been adopted.

Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by Florida Highway Patrol troopers, has cleared another hurdle in the Florida Senate.

Left: Giovanni Aldama Garcia (Hillsborough County Jail). Right: Trooper AKA Jumbo who was allegedly tied to fence ahead of ...

Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, of Ruskin, east of St. Petersburg, is facing a felony aggravated animal cruelty charge in a case that drew the attention of Gov. Ron DeSantis, national outrage – and ...

Police said a 5-year-old bull terrier was tied to a post and abandoned in rising floodwaters near Tampa, Florida, as Hurricane Milton approached. Trooper Orlando Morales got a tip from a driver about ...

The video went viral, and the dog was renamed Trooper. Investigators said Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, of Ruskin, which is east of St. Petersburg, had owned the dog, which he called Jumbo ...

The video went viral, and the dog was affectionately renamed Trooper. Investigators said Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, of Ruskin, had owned the dog, which he called Jumbo, since it was a puppy and ...

Meanwhile, authorities charged Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, with aggravated animal cruelty on Oct. 14 for the dog’s abandonment. J. Tony Lopez, Aldama Garcia’s attorney, said his client is ...