Owner Forced to Surrender 750-Pound Alligator He Kept as Pet
Environmental conservation police seized an 11-foot long blind alligator on Thursday that the owner was letting play with human guests, including kids.
Owner Tony Cavallaro had installed an in-ground swimming pool inside of his home in Hamburg, New York where he’d been keeping the 30 year-old alligator on an expired permit.
The owner “allegedly allowed members of the public to get into the water to pet the unsecured alligator,” according to a press release from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public contact with such an animal is prohibited by DEC guidelines.