[Mishmash] New Florida Rules May Give Homeowners Right to Trap, Kill Gators

[LCR at rochester.rr.com]

My brother has lived in Florida for several years.  About 10 years ago he 
lived in a house on Lake Jessup.  He told me that there were alligators 
there and to be careful when I went out in the yard.  Not living in Florida 
I just sorta thought he might be overly cautious.  The next day he took me 
out on Lake Jessup in a boat, and as we were moving along in the boat, being 
a curious sort of person, I asked him " what are all those humps in the 
water?"  He told me that were alligators and I understood his caution then.

He said they would crawl into your yard and lay down.  He had a dog and he 
said he had to severely reprimand it when he caught it near the water 
because the alligators would eat people's pets around the lake. It's 
horrible to think of the alligators getting to a child.

I certainly didn't take any night walks outside. He definitely would kill 
one then, if it became destructive to him or  his property, I don't look at 
it as killing endangered species, it's something like survival.

 I realize that some people get enjoyment out of killing senselessly and 
that is what the laws are for, but my opinion is to save the manatees, they 
are harmless, they can have the alligators.  We can put a few of the 
alligators in a zoo somewhere and save them.

I think Gale is right, the laws are made by someone who didn't have them 
growing in their back yard.

Fortunately my brother moved out of there shortly after that.

Linda


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
To: <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: [Mishmash] New Florida Rules May Give Homeowners Right to Trap,Kill 
Gators


> New Florida Rules May Give Homeowners Right to Trap, Kill Gators
> FOX News
>
> So now you have to get permission to kill a dangerous alligator on your 
> property.  And you can only get it if it is less than four feet long and 
> you get approval first.
>
> I'm still bugged about the lady that was charged for shooting an alligator 
> that was attacking her dog.
> What a bunch of idiots.
>
> Fred
>
>
> Click on the URL below for the rest of this story:
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271855,00.html
>
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