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woofus42 (anonymous) says...
Saturday April 26, 2008, 12:56 am
Hi! I'm 19 and I'm from Colorado, and I have never given much thought to the alligators in Florida until now.
You know what's really sad-- that alligator was taken to a processing plant and killed for his skin and/or meat.
Florida has ordinances stating that if an alligator over 4 feet long is found near a residential area, even if the residential area is on gator territory and even if the alligator isn't posing a threat, a trapper is called in to catch the alligator and take them to a processing plant to be killed as a part of the state's "alligator harvest."
The worst part is that a full grown alligator can grow to be up to 13 or 14 ft long, so they're killing basically any alligator that isn't still a baby.
This policy is horrible. Does anyone have any ideas as to what we should do? I think for one thing, we should call and write to all of the media outlets that carried the story-- cnn, talk shows, local news, radio, online, etc.-- and inform them of the policy. Please, if you can, take the time to tell the news networks and the Florida Department of Fish and Wildlife and other proper authorities what you think.
And please spread the word-- the more pewople know, the more people will care. There must be some way that these beautiful animals can be relocated of sent to a sanctuary.
Thank you so much for your help!
Please pray for this alligator. It's not his fault that their habitat is disappearing and food is becoming scarce.
--Rach
Florida Department of Fish and Wildlife:
http://www.floridaconservation.org/
"Nuisance" Gator Contact Info:
http://myfwc.com/gators/nuisance/NA_Rele...
Other Related Alligator Articles:
http://www.sanibel-captiva.biz/news/alli...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4772...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4772227.stm" rel="nofollow">http://activerain.com/blogsview/219527/A...
http://activerain.com/blogsview/219527/A...>
Thanks again! Have a good day!
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