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WEBVTT ALS ARE NOW IN CONTACTWITH THE DOG'S OWNER.CLAIRE: IT DOESN'T APPEAR THEIR-- THERE WAS ANYTHING CRIMINALABOUT THE WAY THE DOG WASTRANSPORTED, BUT THE OWNER WILLBE FINED FOR VIOLATING FLAGLERCOUNTY'S OR EVIDENCE.-- ORDINANCE.NOW THIS TOOK OFF SO BIG ONSOCIAL MEDIA, THE OWNER HIMSELFCALLED THE HUMANE SOCIETY.>> IT'S PRETTY SHOCKING WHEN YOUSEE IT.CLAIRE: AND THE FOLKS AT FLAGLERANIMAL SERVICES SAW THE VIDEOTHIS MORNING AFTER BEINGINUNDATED WITH CALLS, QUESTIONS,COMPLAITS ABOUT IT.SOMEONE IN A PASSING CARRECORDED IT YESTERDAY AS THEDOG'S OWNER TRAVELED I-95,GETTING OFF AT STATE ROAD 100.INVESTIGATORS SAY THE OWNER,FROM HASTINGS, FLORIDA, WASGOING HUNTING WITH THIS DOG ANDTWO OTHERS INSIDE THE CRATE.>> HE HAD NO BAD INTENTIONS.YOU KNOW THIS WASN'T WHERE HE, WAS TRYING TO DO SOMETHINGHARMFUL TO HIS PET.CLAIRE: BUT HE JUST DIDN'T KNOWABOUT IT.>> HE JUST DIDN'T KNOW BETTER.CLAIRE: BUT OFFICIALS SAY THELAWS ABOUT TRANSPORTING ANIMALSARE EITHER NON EXISTENT ORPRETTY VAGUE.IN FLAGLER, THE COUNTY ORDINANCEFOR TRANSPORTING SAYS ANIMALSSHOULD BE CONFINED IN PENS, ORRESTRAINED BY A MINIMUM OF TWOTETHERS OR SOME OTHER SIMILARMETHOD TO SAFELY CONTROL ORRESTRAIN THE DOGS FROM EASILYESCAPING THE VEHICLES.THIS DOG WAS RESTRAINED BY JUSTONE TETHER WHICH VIOLATES CODE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYSANIMALS CAN'T RIDE LIKE THIS,OUTSIDE A VEHICLE, EXCEPOFFICIALS SAY COMMON SENSE.>> THE DOG OBVIOUSLY LOOKSPRETTY DISTRESSED.A LOT OF WIND, THERE'S A LOT OFNOISE, PROBABLY A LOT OF SMELLSSO IT'S PROBABLY A LOT FOR THEANIMAL TO HANDLE. CLAIRE: HUMANE SOCIETY OFFICIALSSAY IF ANY GOOD COMES OF THIS ATALL, IT'S THAT FOLKS WILL BEBETTER EDUCATED ABOUT HOW TOSAFELY TRANSPORT ANIMALS.

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