Alligator seized in New York home; owner speaks out

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3 ай бұрын

Alligator seized in New York home; owner speaks out: The DEC says it learned about an alligator living in a Hamburg home and that the owner didn't have the proper paperwork.

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@user-ms5uu7ig3l 3 ай бұрын

Love for any animals proves you have a good heart, I don’t view him as malicious, this is mean 😢

@angelac5680 3 ай бұрын

Why is it the government seems to think they have a right to infare with people who is obviously taking care of the animal properly but don't do a damn thing about animal abuser at all

@rawx485 2 ай бұрын

80% of what the government does is just waste time and money interfering with peoples personal lives.

@alejandroguevara2212 2 ай бұрын

Government doesn’t want us to have cool pets

@polesmoker7579 2 ай бұрын

See my long comment above. And I'll tell you why.

@gooberman2863 2 ай бұрын

Because this animal wasn't getting the proper care and is in bad shape for its age

@odiekanobie 3 ай бұрын

Albert needs to be returned to his home. Immediately. The DEC are in the wrong here... charged with cruelty to animals. There's no neglect or abuse here. At least help to make sure he's legally with his owner. I'd be happy to sign a petition if needed.

@gracegazaway237 2 ай бұрын

There is a petition now!!!

@evonne315 3 ай бұрын

They didnt even try to work with the guy. He had a license it just lapsed was all.

@oscarkoop2548 2 ай бұрын

Correction they wouldn't renew it.

@polesmoker7579 2 ай бұрын

Because he broke the rules of said contract. The biggest one was not allowing people to touch it. And he said he allowed kids, friends and friends of those friends to touch it. A broken contract is a broken contract and grounds for removal of said animal.

@llhannah9297 2 ай бұрын

@@polesmoker7579 the point is it is insanely unreasonable and cruel how it was handled.

@klschuh3981 3 ай бұрын

The alligator is elderly. Of course, he has medical issues. Do we take elderly cats and dogs from their owners?

@jacksonchapline6021 3 ай бұрын

The Alligator is only 30 and they can live to be 60. One this age shouldn't be having health issues this bad. The owner supposedly wasn't giving him treatment for his spine problems either.

@klschuh3981 3 ай бұрын

@jacksonchapline6021 life expectancy is 30-50yrs old. Google it. Cats can live to be 38 (world record) but most are elderly by 15. The family pet was taken because of a lapse in permit due to covid and a change in the law. Now, they are adding other misleading information, so we don't question the DEC. But keep your head in the sand. Let the government take everything you love before you wake up.

@evonne315 3 ай бұрын

I know somone who kept feeding her dog peanut butter until it went blind and died of diabetes. Nobody would have even thought of stepping in. The family laughed it off. I was horrified.

@klschuh3981 3 ай бұрын

@jacksonchapline6021 Life expectancy is 30-50. Cats can live to over 20. However, most are senior by 10.

@rafaeloyarzun6337 2 ай бұрын

Theres actual Crocodiles that at 80 are in better shape than Albert is, this is not aging, this is poor caring from his owner.

@sabrasheedy9205 3 ай бұрын

Give Albert back to his friend and his surrogate Dad who has loved him and the people! Heck I Love Albert! I Love gators! ❤❤. Let him live out his years where he was and had been Happy. It's So WRONG to take him away from his home. He hasn't hurt anyone! Give me one reason why You won't let him go back Home!?

@miguelloko5 3 ай бұрын

Agree ❤❤❤

@russell2910 2 ай бұрын

The guy let children in the water with the alligator. He is lucky to not be in prison.

@chelsyvento3391 3 ай бұрын

BRING ALBERT BACK TO TONY

@unknownunknown-if5mq 2 ай бұрын

Give the man his alligator back he ain't gonna hurt no one been living with the man his whole life and he still hasn't hurt anyone

@ernestnelson2407 2 ай бұрын

i bet the alligator dies in their custody

@TallinnTreats-vw7iz 2 ай бұрын

Yes and they'll have to cover it up and blame the owner. So sad.

@keyblox925 2 ай бұрын

@@TallinnTreats-vw7iz it’s actually the opposite because if you knew any information about this you would know the owner treated him poorly. If you seen any videos of him you would know his bind AND has back deformities because the owner didn’t take care of him properly as he needed it he didn’t even get the proper nutrients as he was young as well. The alligator is messed up because of the owner.

@TallinnTreats-vw7iz 2 ай бұрын

@@keyblox925 Removing him from the only home he's ever known is treating him poorly and he could die as a result. They want to point out health issues to make the owner look bad.But little is known about metabolic bone disease It could be genetic .The issue is how this whole situation was handled.

@keyblox925 2 ай бұрын

@@TallinnTreats-vw7iz yes it could have been a little better but he had to be removed he would have died way younger then a normal one yes it’s his only home but you need to think of this way should he stay with a bad owner or get the help he needs kind of like a dog I’m thinking of his heath and safety

@TallinnTreats-vw7iz 2 ай бұрын

@@keyblox925 Ripping him from his home was not what he needed at all. He's probably terrified and confused and could die from that. They should've issued the owner warnings and worked with his owner of 34 years. He should also be grandfathered in. That is his gator and nobody else's business. He is the only true advocate for Albert and will do what he needs to do and has plenty of support to do it. Anyone's pet could get sick, it doesn't mean it's not cared for or that it's abused. These are rumors and assumptions.

@wargriffin5 2 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in Florida; I know what an adult alligator looks like. Something is *SERIOUSLY* wrong with Albert. I get that the guy really loves alligators, but he's about to watch Albert die if he stays in Tony's care.

@JustaGirlinCleveland 2 ай бұрын

He's been fine with Tony for 30+ years

@blackluxurians6062 2 ай бұрын

The government shouldn't have the right to come & take someones pet. He had it for 30 years & dude was taking good care the animal

@russell2910 2 ай бұрын

The owner was putting children in dangerous situations. He broken the rules of owning a gator and he put children's lives in danger. He belingx in prison.

@llhannah9297 2 ай бұрын

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@keyblox925 2 ай бұрын

@@russell2910 agreed and that’s not even mentioning that the alligator was neglected and wasn’t given the proper care

@eastrockaway3358 2 ай бұрын

Return Al to his home!

@charaznable8072 13 күн бұрын

New York?

@pattiannepascual 2 ай бұрын

why did they take him away? he is suffering without his good owner and the only environment he knew. He needs to go home poor thing

@rexman971 2 ай бұрын

Maybe he'll eat those who took him.

@polesmoker7579 2 ай бұрын

Because he broke the contract rules. He let people let him. In a report he said he took him to schools for show ND tell. ND KIDS WOULD OET HIM WHILE HE HELD THE GATOR. Eventually I grew and he let people come to his house including classes to see it he called it "educational" but allowed them to pet it. And he allowed friends And friends of theirs to pet it Ala Ska strangers. Yet in other reports he said no one was allowed to pet it. Contradictions. He also never mentioned that it was blind when he got it and now this is the 1st time I hear him mention it. Plus he said the gator had other health conditions. But never mentioned that it had a regular veterinarian to check its health . And really unless he took it to a zoo, veterinarians Do Not work with exotic animals. So more lies from this man.

@cher3256 3 ай бұрын

This is so bullshit give him back, poor Albert . Ripped from his home good job tramitizing DEC. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

@starsfalldown1234567 3 ай бұрын

Interacted with children and neighbors entered the pool with the alligator. Who's gonna be responsible when things go wrong. He's lucky nothing has happened till now.

@starsfalldown1234567 3 ай бұрын

And they didn't decide to take the animal away just like that. They told him to build a fence in 2020 to keep the gator in and to present a permit and that the gator and indoor pool was in the home owner insurance. All of which the owner failed to do. The gator was living in its own filth. The water was not changed for 7 years and all it was being fed was cooked chicken and fish fries leading to it's obesity. The gator was unhealthy. Better it be taken to a proper facility to be rehabilitated.

@klschuh3981 3 ай бұрын

@starsfalldown1234567 did you try to get anything official done in 2020? He asked questions because the law changed, and he felt he should he grandfathered in after all this time. They never responded. I got married in 2020 couldn't even fully change my name until 2023. Why would people get in a filthy pool? Why would parents let their kids get in if he wasn't friendly? They guy had him since birth. Use some common sense. 34yrs no issues. They took the pet due to a technicality, and now they are making stuff up so they don't have to give it back. Probably will be euthanized.

@starsfalldown1234567 3 ай бұрын

@@klschuh3981 sweetie he has 3 ducking years. Read the article sweetie it says people got into the pool which in itself is a healthy hazard. Parents make mistakes. Letting kids near an alligator is one of them. You can NEVER domestic an alligator. It's just not possible. If you believe so then youre ignorant. Doesn't matter if you've had a wild animal since they were babies. A quick Google search should show you how many incidents of supposed friendly wild animals attacked people. Why are you so ignorant???????? If it needs to be euthanised that's for the best. It can't survive in the wild and that old coot is just torturing the poor thing.

@Liam-qs4no 2 ай бұрын

@@starsfalldown1234567 I think you are one of the people who took him away

@pattiannepascual 2 ай бұрын

PUT PETITION LINK IN THIS VIDEO DESCRIPTION

@donmoyer3587 2 ай бұрын

Leave him alone!!! The government should not be able to go in your house and do this

@keyblox925 2 ай бұрын

This is one of the very few times where it’s actually deserved because if you did a little more digging in this you would’ve found around that this alligator was neglected. Let me explain. This alligator wasn’t erected is already blind wasn’t fed than proper nutrients. When it was young didn’t get enough sunlight as the alligator was growing and to top it all off it enclosure is so small. It’s not enough to the point. It’s spine started to bend because of the neglect

@dvdupes9388 2 ай бұрын

Return the gator!

@Crod716 3 ай бұрын

If he previously had a permit, that means he was previously allowed to have the animal. The only reason why they're not allowing him to keep the animal know is because their money hungry bastards. I understand the alligator might be a dangerous animal but it looks like he had the animal in a very safe place. It didn't look like the animal was at risk of getting out and as I stated he was allowed to have the alligator previously, except for a permit running out? It's all a moneygram. Shame on you Hamburg. If it was really a safety risk he wouldn't have been allowed to have the animal at all. Get your shit straight Hamburg New York

@user-ns5yj4sb2v 2 ай бұрын

This is such a bullshit let the man keep his pet

@BriannaC-vr6qg 2 ай бұрын

The alligator went blind from being inside. That house wasn’t his natural habitat. Thats why they took him. As they should not getting sunlight or nothing.

@TallinnTreats-vw7iz 2 ай бұрын

At this point Albert has over 150,000 plus supporters who would be more than happy to pitch in for his fence and vet care. They need to bring him back home.

@user-wn5fq6ej5x 3 ай бұрын

The new reporter needs more training.

@darianlynch2687 3 ай бұрын

And why is that? #SWSAlert

@jonathangalante2829 3 ай бұрын

Can remove an alligator but not illegal immigrants? Maybe they should wear armor and go to the border!!

@Vortex_ICEcold 2 ай бұрын

Buddy if there was a system to allow legal immigrants into the US who aren’t white, you wouldn’t support it 🤣. White people want to exterminate anyone who isn’t white. It runs in the bloodline. Get a reality check bud.

@chrisbender4987 2 ай бұрын

As soon as I heard children were potentially swimming with him the authorities couldn't have snatched him up fast enough. Alligators can not be domesticated like dogs or cats or even a grizzly bear, lion or tiger which at least if they were raised at a young age by a person they would develop a bond...and that still isn't safe. Alligators are basically living dinosaurs that mainly act on instinct and reflexes. I'm not saying alligators are evil and I'll be pissed off if they destroy the animal because it is not at fault...however human lives were probably saved because of this action.

@llhannah9297 2 ай бұрын

It's not the case. I think someone overreacted to a picture on social media of two teen boys standing in ankle deep water. They just wanted a quick pic for social media and it has all been exaggerated. I hope he gets a court date soon and gets his gator back. That gator is tame. In 34 years never hurt anyone. That's a better track record than dogs or cats who don't even live that long.

@zaquiersmith8323 2 ай бұрын

That’s so sad take him back to his home for he’s use to😢

@Vanessaeek 2 ай бұрын

This is so dumb. I hate this . This is sad for both the owner and the gator . The gator could go into a depression and die ! They need to give him back !

@chrisbender4987 2 ай бұрын

Blame the owner for not taking the proper safety precautions not the government, in this case anyway.

@carolinekachanovsky5000 2 ай бұрын

Bring Albert Home😅

@alterman156channel 2 ай бұрын

The New York State DEC should give the alligator back to its rightful owner especially if it hasn't harmed anyone. Then the owner can have the alligator treated for its health issues. Also the alligator can be back in its only home that it has known and live in dignity. I have a suggestion for the DEC. Please be kind to Albert the alligator and return him to his rightful owner and home. Maybe the agency can help him in obtaining care for Albert which the owner might appreciate.

@TheCampsiteRule 2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe how many people are defending this man. That poor gator, short snout, blind, and clearly has spine deformities, it’s evil what his owner did, he could have any pet but he held an 800lbs gator in captivity. Why? How cruel. I think that man needs help too, who does that?

@hamishstewart5324 Ай бұрын

RIGHT!? Why is no one talking about that.

@Monarchbutterfly3 2 ай бұрын

Why does everyone care so much. I wish people cared more about their own lives.

@thelear2390 2 ай бұрын

Albert heading to the precint..

@guyjohnson3775 2 ай бұрын

🙏🏻🌿

@HeavyChevyMega 2 ай бұрын

Should have called in Troy Landry from Swamp People to handle the situation.

@Grero 2 ай бұрын

Weighing $950.25 ... cc crew checking in...

@TimelessnessGrant-ux7kw 2 ай бұрын

Did they say he lets adults and kids swim with it? 😅 or did I hear wrong?

@freetheworld12 2 ай бұрын

YOU HEARD IT RIGHT

@llhannah9297 2 ай бұрын

This is based on a picture of two teen boys standing in water up to their ankles.

@jasmineb2942 3 ай бұрын

😂😂I'm just waiting for the owner and the kids to bust the alligator free from their local zoo Make the auditions and the owner sings TAKE A LOOK AT US NOW😂 OH MY GOD THIS IS GIVING ME LYLE LYLE CROCODILE MOVIE VIBES ALREADY I do hope the owner gets his pet back. I mean there hasn't been any incidents in the whole 30 plus years he's had it People's pets are their children and nobody wants their kids just scooped away and taken from them

@Laufield 2 ай бұрын

Law sucks

@camerondawnpeterson5100 2 ай бұрын

Bring Albert home

@FreeFlowingHealth 2 ай бұрын

Free Albert

@Martin-rh7mf 3 ай бұрын

Allowing Albert to swim with children implies irresponsibility in the extreme & moronity. It's hard to look beyond that.

@llhannah9297 2 ай бұрын

Which is why they are lying about that to make him look bad and try to justify taking him. It's not true. Kids weren't swimming in the pool.

@jackstoltz1379 2 ай бұрын

They probably already put the gator down claiming it was for ots own good

@llhannah9297 2 ай бұрын

That's what I'm afraid of. They may have put him down not realizing it would gain national attention and now they're gonna act like it had health problems and blame it on the owner. It's 100% their fault if that gator dies in their custody.

@terrancekayton007 2 ай бұрын

Cats are crazy enough, I ain’t living next to no alligator baby!

@polesmoker7579 2 ай бұрын

So the guy had a permit for this alligator he had since the gator was 2 months old. But eventually as the gator grew he took him out to expositions at fairs and "educational" classes at primary school where children were Llowed to pet him. Eventually the gator got big and now those classes were held at the man's home. Where according to a report from FOX news and ENTERTAINMENT reported he sId he qould let people pet him. He specifically said he would let PEOPLE pet him. And I will Ssume children at those educational events did also. I remember as. Kid these people would come to iur school with poisonous snakes. And he held the head and would ask if any of us wanted to touch it. I assume his permits also forbid him from allowing people to pet the snake. Yet he broke the rules. Then this Rony character admits on video he allowed on his closest friends (and thei friends to touch them. Some where even allowed to swim with it. Never once in that article did he mention the.gator was blind and sick. But in the end he broke the laws under his contract by allowing people to pet it. And now he's crying because 10 men from the law enforcement division raided his home to remove the dangerous gator from his home. Was he expecting 10 fairies to show up and bring him cookies and milk while explaining that they were going to confiscate that animal and why? This man is a joke and deserves no sympathy. He made money off this gator and financially benefited from said animal. And should have lost custody when he started to the take it out to local trade shows and exhibit it. He broke his contract and it's his fault it was taken. All you p3ople feeling sympathy for himwrong. aying it should be returned to him are wrong. Hes story changes with every reoort/interview.

@seansartor 2 ай бұрын

Alligator as a pet ???🤔

@xmarksthespotmarksmanship2730 2 ай бұрын

I deal with this garbage every year in South FL. Fish and wildlife conservation has to come to my house every year and inspect my property to renew my Class 2 Permit that allows me to keep Alligators as pets. Pretty much myself and thousands of Floridians that own exotics have to put up with this crap every year. The Government in this country runs around with way too much power unchecked. Government doesn’t produce anything everything they touch they destroy unfortunately I wouldn’t be shocked if that poor Gator gets so stressed out he ends up dying. To those that see events like this and criticize just know that the Alligator is a species that can bond with its owner they are lazy but intelligent enough to understand lots of things although this is out of the normal to many, separating that animal from the owner is taking a huge toll on that Gator.

@08FayFay 2 ай бұрын

So unnecessary to have done that. The animal was very well cared for in a safe space and even better than some family care for human members. Albert should immediately be returned to his home the only home he has known. If the owners can’t care for him Albert can go to a sanctuary. ☮️