A man left his dog tied to a fence in Florida while evacuating for Hurricane Milton. Gov. DeSantis signed a bill May 28 making it a 3rd-degree felony.

Florida has taken a significant step to combat animal cruelty with the enactment of "Dexter's Law," a new piece of legislation that stiffens penalties for aggravated animal cruelty and creates the state's first public registry of convicted animal abusers.