Folks are pretty close to their pets, be that a dog, cat, bird or whatever the case may be. Hell, even a pet alligator. A pet alligator is exactly what retired firefighter David Van Buren has, and he’s doing everything in his power to make sure the state doesn’t take it from him.
The 56-year-old has had his alligator, Gwendolyn, for 47 years. And of course, they have grown inseparable. But Gwendolyn has grown too big for David’s backyard, and that’s mainly because David feeds her pizza and cookies and whatever the hell else she wants. Florida Fish and Wildlife is now saying that that the 13-foot alligator needs to be moved to a bigger location. Check out the video of David and his pet thanks to Inside Edition:
David and Gwendolyn might get lucky, as Florida Fish and Wildlife is willing to leave Gwen there as long as David makes some changes to his “home.”
Until then, that alligator can have all the gross Papa John’s pizza it desires.
h/t UPROXX
