An 11-foot, 750-pound alligator was recently seized from a home in Hamburg, upstate New York, by Environmental Conservation police officers. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shared the news on their Facebook page, revealing that the owner had built an addition to his house to accommodate the roughly 30-year-old alligator.
The owner had allowed members of the public to interact with the alligator in an in-ground swimming pool, which raised concerns about public safety. The owner, Tony Cavallaro, expressed his attachment to the alligator, named Albert, stating that he was like family to everyone.
