More than 50 animals found tethered to trees in Palm Beach County as Irma approaches.

[MoonRiver]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Officials are calling it animal cruelty like they've never seen before.

As Hurricane Irma’s outer bands inch closer to Palm Beach County, animal control officers said they are hustling to rescue abandoned animals.
And these aren't pets who are just being left inside, Director of Animal Care Diane Suave said.

“They are left in a yard, in a pen they cannot escape from or tethered to trees or poles,” she said.

Palm Beach County Animal Care reports animal control officers have rescued 49 dogs and two cats in the last 48 hours.

http://www.wptv.com/weather/hurricane/more-than-50-animals-found-tethered-to-trees-in-palm-beach-county-as-irma-approaches

[radical noodle]

1. Oh good grief

The stupid never ends

[janx]

2. Horrible!

But at least some of those people will be prosecuted.

[MoonRiver]

8. It's the only way those scum will change. They MUST face consequences!

[demmiblue]

3. Fuck these people.

[choie]

4. I don't know whether to scream or cry..

Sometimes I really hate people.

[Delphinus]

28. I agree

[democratisphere]

5. What kind of horrendous human(s) could do such horrid things to their animals?

[janterry]

6. But most hotels have lifted their 'no pets' restriction because of Irma

[MoonRiver]

10. But those helpless animals were just "too much trouble" apparently!

[catbyte]

14. So have a lot of shelters according to The Weather Channel.

As long as you bring your own food for them & they're crated & they're leashed for potty breaks.

[malaise]

7. And I share a planet with these scumbags

[MoonRiver]

9. I really hope karma exists!

[Hieronymus]

16. If it does, they're fucked.

[TEB]

11. Fucking great just ignorant asses

Yes I know let's chain dog so he can drown I hope Their prosecuted. these mother fucking morons I'd just love to beat them with a ball bat. On the other hand To bad Limbaugh wasn't changed to tree.

[catbyte]

12. Vile, despicable POS's. Must be Cult45ers. They don't care about anyone but themselves.

[blueinredohio]

13. I'm not an animal lover, I can take them or leave them (don't have any of my own) but I would never

do anything like that. If you have an animal it's your responsibility. That is just cruel.

[Mrs. Overall]

15. Terrible and disgusting.

[ProudLib72]

17. If I hear that any one of these assholes gets their pet back afterwards

I am personally going down there and steal them away.

[MLAA]

19. And after we free the dogs and cats can we tie those ANIMALs to a tree and leave them for a week?

[cwydro]

18. I hate this. Happens in every storm.

I remember the stories from Katrina.

Some people should NEVER have animals. EVER!

[Jack-o-Lantern]

20. I hope the people who do this kind of thing lose every damn thing they have in this storm,

and have no insurance to cover their loss.

[TexasBushwhacker]

21. I don't understand this!

Dogs can swim! Hell, even cats can swim, though they might not like it much.

https://goo.gl/images/C9qA2b

Why would you tie up an animal or leave it in a carrier where it will likely drown?

[MoonRiver]

22. Because they are mean rat fuckers!

[Doreen]

36. Yup, cats are actually very good swimmers but

as that picture you put up shows they hate it. The way cats bodies can move makes it easier for them than humans and dogs to maneuver to get up or into something to keep them safe. It is cruel and inhumane to force them to have to do this though. I must admit I laughed because of the expression on that cats face.

[TexasBushwhacker]

45. The name of the JPEG is "grumpy-harvey-cat" LOL

[Doreen]

47. Cute LOL

[barbtries]

23. this boils my blood.

why? why would anybody be this cruel? i can only imagine a disturbed person who had possibly gathered way too many animals and with more on his or her plate than he or she was equipped to deal with. i'm happy the animals were rescued.

at work we rescued a puppy who had been left in the forest. it took a couple weeks as she would not let a human anywhere near her, and we finally trapped her in a cage. she was only about 3 months old. now she's happily at home at my former boss's, fully socialized. a pox on the people who would even consider abandoning a puppy in a forest. she would not have lived much longer by the time we caught her.

some people do not have a heart for animals the way most of us do. they dump litters in trash cans and rivers. they tie dogs to poles in rising floods. i don't get it.

[MoonRiver]

24. Thank you for saving that puppy!

Obviously many humans are kind and compassionate. But far too many are pure evil.

[shanny]

25. Fucking assholes.

The owners, obviously

[pnwest]

26. Jesus, just the headline makes me sick to my stomach.

i just don't understand

[trueblue2007]

27. how horrible, i just started crying again.

[Doreen]

37. I am crying to.

[liberal N proud]

29. With evacuation called for in Savannah Georgia people left animals...

People left animals in crates along side the road.

[samnsara]

30. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[PatrickforO]

31. There needs to be a special sizzley place in hell for assholes that

leave helpless animals out to die. I hate that shit.

[onecaliberal]

32. Omg....

[madaboutharry]

33. I will never understand cruel people.

[AllyCat]

34. Why do people take in pets they will not care for?

This is terrible! Poor babies!

[Honeycombe8]

35. OMG. I guess some people thought that would keep them from being swept away.

Not thinking they wouldn't be able to get away or BREATHE! I hope no one intentionally did that knowing it would kill them. Horrible!

[Ohiya]

48. I would rather believe that people are stupid...

... not evil

[tclambert]

38. For instance, at Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump, Jr. was found tethered to a tree.

So somebody said, anyway. I read it on the internet just now.

[Doreen]

39. If no one would or could help me take my animals

I would stay with them. I do not believe in that crap that humans are more important...that is just a fucked up belief. If that means I will die then so be it but they are not going to die without the one they have relied on to care for them.

[StarryNite]

40. What the hell is wrong with people?!

[calimary]

41. OMG!!!!!

No words.

[yuiyoshida]

42. WTF??

These people never should have been pet owners and if there are tags, than find these people and arrest them for animal endangerment.

[USALiberal]

43. Is it bad that at times I like animals more than humans? n/t

[SharonClark]

44. Thank goodness for the animal control rescuers.

[benld74]

46. TY PB Animal officers

[arthritisR_US]

49. Yesterday I saw a news interview with a woman who was leaving in her

mobile home and in her vehicle she had something like one very large dog, Two cats , a couple of rabbits, I think three birds ( one was a beautiful Cockatoo) and her husband was following in their car with two other dogs. My heart sure is with them, they are the people who are true pet owners. She said they were evacuating for the safety of their babies, they felt they could ride out the storm but were afraid for their furry/feathered kids.

[librechik]

50. hard to dredge up any sympathy for the "people" that did this. n/t

difficult to not blame the entire state. But will try!

[MFM008]

51. Hope they checked

To see if they left their kids tied to beds.....