“The dog had suffered enough already,” Dominguez said.
Spina said he believed the dog ate the foreign matter because Aldama Garcia didn’t adequately feed him before abandoning him. The dog was back home and recovering this week.
“Trooper was full of garbage,” Spina wrote on social media. “That creep who abused him apparently was starving him also.” He added, “My best friend Trooper is home.”
The Parkland mayor, Rich Walker, expects to honor Trooper during a ceremony at the city hall meeting Feb. 19.
Trooper’s plight is also provoking action in the Capitol. Lawmakers in Tallahassee are considering legislation that would make it specifically illegal to abandon a dog that is restrained during a natural disaster. The bill, which would take effect July 1 if passed, would impose a fine up to $10,000 and a prison term up to five years – what Aldama Garcia is already facing under the felony aggravated animal cruelty charge.
