Video above: FHP trooper saves canine left tied to pole throughout Hurricane Milton
OSTEEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida girl was accused of abandoning a house stuffed with animals throughout Hurricane Milton final yr.
Calsie Volkers, her boyfriend and two youngsters evacuated the world, however left their pets behind, based on a report from NBC affiliate WESH.
Six canine, 5 cats and a turtle have been left alone for over every week in deplorable situations, Volusia County Sheriff’s Workplace investigators mentioned. The house was discovered to be crammed with dirty pee pads and feces, however that was solely the start of the deputies’ grisly discoveries.
Neighbors residing in one other portion of the house reported a foul odor coming from one of many bedrooms. Deputies mentioned three of the canine have been consuming a useless canine.
“It’s… unbelievable,” Judy Sarullo of Pet Rescue by Judy instructed WESH. “These will not be disposable. These are your youngsters — four-legged.”
Sarullo expressed assist for a invoice making its manner by the Florida Legislature that will crack down on individuals who abandon restrained animals throughout storms.
“Most often, it’s only a misdemeanor. This case would make it a third-degree felony to commit excessive animal cruelty throughout a declared nationwide climate catastrophe,” State Sen. Don Gaetz mentioned.
Volkers was charged with 16 offenses, together with unlawful confinement and abandonment of animals, and cruelty towards animals.
