If I were the owner, I’d let the state keep the old guy, in exchange for three belts, 7 pair of shoes and a piece of luggage to be named later.
Seriously, when the owner said the Gator loved children, that gave me a chill.
Even if calm 100 percent of the time, that is not a breed of animal living in close proximity to humans for thousands of years. Dogs and cats are known to turn/lose their minds, and/or accidentally cause injury.
Beef farmers know to be very wary of pet bulls, especially. They are cute and fun to
play with and pet at 120 pounds. The same pet at 2,000 pounds can playfully kill not realizing their own increased strength from their rapid growth in 30 months elapsed time.
