Police confiscated the 340-kilogram, 3.4-meter-long alligator on Wednesday at a home in Hamburg, south of Buffalo. The homeowner built an addition and installed an in-ground pool for the 30-year-old alligator and allowed people to enter the water to pet the reptile.
The alligator has "blindness in both eyes" and spinal complications, among other health problems. The owner's state license to keep the alligator expired in 2021. State environmental officials have not decided whether they will file charges.