Posted on 01/13/2017 3:08:27 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
WATCH Authorities Investigating Video of Dog Chained to Crate on Florida Highway (video)
Authorities in Florida have launched an investigation after a video emerged on Facebook of a dog chained to the top of a crate being towed by an SUV driving at least 70 mph.
Palm Coast resident Brenna Cronin, 24, shot the video Wednesday afternoon in Flagler County as she and her boyfriend were driving southbound on I-95 toward Daytona Beach. In the video, a dog is seen standing on top of the crate, which contained at least one other animal, while a Chevrolet Tahoe pulls the trailer at high speeds. -snip-
Once the driver realized Cronin was filming him, he "gave me the finger," she said. Cronin said she is "happy" that the video she took led to an investigation of the owner....
The dog seen in the video is a Blue American Pitbull Terrier named Zeus, who does not like to ride in the crate, Ritter said. So his owner, who said he uses the dog for hunting, allows him to ride outside, Ritter said.
A Flagler County ordinance allows people to travel with a dog in that manner as long as the animal is tethered twice to the vehicle. .
Zeus was only tethered to the trailer once, Ritter said.
"The driver didn't have any bad intentions," he said. "...He honestly didn't know any better."
Zeus' owner is cooperating with the investigation and has agreed to allow animal services to conduct wellness checks, Ritter said.
...the Humane Society "would not recommend it at all" and stressed the "importance of having any pet secured when driving."
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
mitt romney on vaca again
I wondered what Mittens had been up to.
Maybe the dog likes it up there.
I hate the Humane Society. The govt in Utah gave them the power to issue citations. I’ve seen them persecute a man who poisoned rats in his yard to protect his grandchildren. Shoot a ratwith a pelletnd they will come after you too. Loonies.
Beat ya by a minute ;-)
Mitt Romney?
Pellet gun. Danged autocorrect.
My first thought.
“Maybe the dog likes it up there”
Yea right dog was scared shitless
Geezuz, I believe it.
The thing was, that wasn't food. It was bits of Alka-Seltzer. And birds' stomachs can NOT handle that stuff.
My friend said that seagulls were LITERALLY exploding and falling from the sky onto the beach.
The dog didn’t look happy to me.
“Maybe the dog likes it up there”
Yea right dog was scared shitless
I’d love to catch some twisted screw worm doing that.
Poor Zeus.
It’s just the Mitt Romney canine delivery service.
Find this pig and give him the same treatment. His breathing the same air as the rest of us is an insult to humanity.
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