Exotic Incident #2516

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Spokane, WA - USA

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Incident Date:

24/06/2016

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Summary:

Officials were tipped off to a pet alligator via email. The 6-year-old, 4-foot-long gator, named Boots, was then voluntarily surrendered by his owner. It is illegal to keep a pet alligator in Washington, but the owner said he didn’t know he was breaking the law and he will not be facing charges.