A sick alligator has been seized from a home in upstate New York where it had been illegally kept, state officials said.
Conservation Police seized a 750-pound, 11-foot-long alligator Wednesday from a Hamburg home south of Buffalo.
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The state Department of Environmental Protection said the homeowner built an addition and installed an in-ground pool for the 30-year-old alligator and allowed people to enter the water and pet it.
In this photo provided by the New York Department of Environmental Protection, an 11-foot (3.4-meter) alligator is seized from an illegal home in Hamburg, New York, and secured by DEC officials for transport on Wednesday, March. . 13th, 2024. The homeowner built an extension and installed an in-ground pool for the 30-year-old alligator, who has health problems including blindness in both eyes and spinal complications. (New York December, via AP)
The crocodile has health problems including “blindness in both eyes” and spinal complications. The reptile was placed with a licensed caretaker until it can be found in permanent care, the agency said in a statement.
The owner’s state license to keep alligators expires in 2021.
State environmental officials have not decided whether to press charges.
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