An upstate New York man was forced to say “see you later, alligator” to his unusual pet after local authorities determined he was keeping the reptile illegally.
NEW YORK —
Officers said “the owner of the home had built an addition to his house and installed an in-ground swimming pool for his roughly 30-year-old alligator, and allegedly allowed members of the public to get into the water to pet the unsecured alligator,” the Facebook post said.“I’m Albert’s dad, that’s all there is to it,” his owner Tony Cavallaro told WKBW. “He’s like family to everybody.”
The department told WKBW, “Even if the owner was appropriately licensed, public contact with the animal is prohibited and grounds for license revocation and relocation of the animal.” Albert is now being cared for by “a licensed caretaker” until he can “be properly transported for permanent care,” the department said.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
11-foot, 750-pound alligator seized from New York homeThe 11-foot gator's owner reportedly allowed members of the public to get into a pool and pet the 'unsecured' reptile.
Read more »
750-Pound Alligator Seized from New York HomeA 750-pound, 11-foot-long alligator named Albert was seized from a New York home this week, setting the stage for a confrontation between the state's Department of Environmental Conservation and the animal's self-proclaimed owner.
Read more »
New York City, New York job with Columbia Center for Translational ImmunologyThe Laboratory of Arnold Han MD, PhD is inviting applications for a dynamic and highly motivated postdoctoral research scientist to join his research program in immunology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Read more »
Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home's swimming poolState environmental offiicals say an 11-foot alligator was seized from an upstate New York home where it was being kept illegally. State environmental conservation police officers seized the 750-pound alligator on Wednesday from a home in Hamburg, which is south of Buffalo, New York.
Read more »
Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home's swimming poolState environmental offiicals say an 11-foot alligator was seized from an upstate New York home where it was being kept illegally.
Read more »
Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home's swimming poolState environmental offiicals say an 11-foot alligator was seized from an upstate New York home where it was being kept illegally
Read more »