Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement | Inquirer News

Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement

/ 06:50 PM March 01, 2020

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Image: Facebook/Madison Township Police Department

Authorities in Ohio have seized an alligator that was being kept in the basement of a home.

According to a Facebook post from the Madison Township Police Department, the owner of the 25-year-old reptile did not have an exotic animal permit and voluntarily surrendered the animal.

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State wildlife officials retrieved the animal from the Groveport residence. The American Alligator will be taken to an animal sanctuary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. RGA

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