A new Florida law , which takes effect Oct. 1, was inspired by the heartbreaking story of a dog that was tied up and abandoned along a Florida interstate during Hurricane Milton.

Trooper's Law makes it a crime to restrain animals outside during natural disasters and then abandon them.

It's named after the bull terrier that captured the attention of people around the state when he was found in chest-high water, tied to a fence off of Interstate 75 as Milton scoured the state.

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