and its getting to the point where its almost outta control he said he was gonna dump it in a river.. do you think its a smart idea will it find its way home. can it survive during the cold weather up north?
2006-09-30 07:13:54 · 9 answers · asked by jamesonleadfoot77 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Please try to persuade your "friend" to take this reptile to your closest State Dept. of Fish & Game, at least they may be able to place this reptile in an appropriate safe environment. Unless your friend lives in Florida or Louisiana near a swamp, releasing a reptile that is not indigenous to the area is irresponsible and dangerous, not just for the humans, but for the reptile itself. If your friend lives in a state (such as California), having the alligator is illegal anyway, but being caught releasing it will be even worse for him. Possible Jail time & Huge fine.
While being able to claim the "ownership" of an alligator is probably like the holy-grail for lizard lovers, (as having fully venoumous snakes is the holy-grail for snake lovers), these beauties are simply not pets! Please leave the Gators in their natural environment!
2006-09-30 08:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think he should report himself to the SPCA or Animal Control in his area, depending on where he lives he might or might not get in trouble but nothing is worse than having that alligator break free and kill a child or even an adult, or setting the animal free and having it come back to humans and eating a person. also i hope this will be a lesson to him that you really can NEVER take a WILD animal such as a tiger or cougar or croc/alligator and make it a pet. something will ALWAYS go wrong
good luck and i hope he doesnt get punished too bad (unless he deservs it)
2006-09-30 14:26:26 · answer #2 · answered by Meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to call the humane society and they will find a rescue organization or a zoo the gator could live in. The gator will face almost certain death if released and you buddy would get thrown in jail if caught.
2006-09-30 15:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first an aligator isnt a great pet and second take it to a reserve because dumping ti in the river is a bad idea itll kill local wildlife and possibly local children because i bet they are not natrual to the area you live in have him take it to a reserve and they will send it to florida
2006-09-30 14:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it to the zoo.
Don't just dump it out in an environment it isn't used to.
2006-09-30 14:44:53 · answer #5 · answered by almostdead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he dumps it in the river he needs to be put in jail
2006-09-30 14:20:28 · answer #6 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to take it to a rescue center or somewhere where it won't be harmed or harm someone else.
2006-09-30 14:18:19 · answer #7 · answered by TJMiler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my god!I know he's your friend but call the police,animal control, vet!ANYTHING BUT THAT!!!of course it won't survive.I'm really not trying to be mean but I personally love Gators and if you live up north it defiantly won't live.
2006-09-30 18:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Hello Kittly Lover ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call a rescue center ok man
2006-10-01 16:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋