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Homeowner has pet alligator

01:30 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 20, 2007

From 11 News Staff Reports

The pet alligator had been in that home for 8 years.

Some people like cats, some people like gerbils, but one person in New York likes alligators.

The homeowner was keeping a huge alligator in a special indoor pond in his basement. He had been taking care of the alligator for at least eight years.

It’s illegal to keep alligators as pets in New York, but since the homeowner turned himself in, there will be no charges.The gator has now been moved to a wildlife sanctuary in Florida.

 

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