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Coconut Grove resident fighting to keep his pet gator
News Miami ^ | July 13, 2016 | Brian Entin

Posted on 07/18/2016 7:24:23 PM PDT by plain talk

A South Florida man is refusing to back down after fish and wildlife officials informed him the alligator he’s had as a pet for nearly five decades has grown too big to roam in his yard.

Whenever David Van Buren is away from his Coconut Grove home, his scaly friend and companion Gwendolyn hides in the yard, occasionally peeking out of his pool.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsvn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: florida; gators
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1 posted on 07/18/2016 7:24:23 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: plain talk

New shoes? Wallet? Purse?


2 posted on 07/18/2016 7:25:31 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: plain talk

Good luck with that.


3 posted on 07/18/2016 7:26:30 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (Waiting for inspiration)
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To: plain talk

People need to MTOFB.


4 posted on 07/18/2016 7:27:27 PM PDT by Salamander (I Aim To Maim...)
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If it’s a matter of feeding the gator, I’m sure we could find a whole bunch of #nevertrumpers and #black-thugs-stutter that could supplement his diet?


5 posted on 07/18/2016 7:38:14 PM PDT by mkjessup
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Gwendolyn hides in the yard, occasionally peeking out of his pool.
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Is Gwen a transgender gator ???

is it his pool or the owners pool ???


6 posted on 07/18/2016 7:46:19 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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7 posted on 07/18/2016 7:48:49 PM PDT by fso301
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He must be docked at Monty’s.


8 posted on 07/18/2016 7:53:58 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( Pokemon is a dark evil bent on consuming our souls.)
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To: fso301

And what was the name of Sonny Crockett’s pet gator?


9 posted on 07/18/2016 7:58:20 PM PDT by dfwgator
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And what was the name of Sonny Crockett’s pet gator?

Elvis?

10 posted on 07/18/2016 8:07:04 PM PDT by fso301
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To: plain talk

That gator must crap and pee all over his boat, including his bunk. Nasty..


11 posted on 07/18/2016 8:17:15 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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“Is Gwen a transgender gator ???”

View the video ...


12 posted on 07/18/2016 8:32:53 PM PDT by TexasGator
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That guy’s lucky! I’ve been bugging Two Kids’ Mom to let me get a gator for our back yard and keep getting the same answer. I’d be okay with a little one. I’m good at compromising.


13 posted on 07/18/2016 8:56:24 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Hillary Clinton is a felon. As yet unindicted, but a felon nonetheless ))))
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Was he an investigator?


14 posted on 07/18/2016 8:57:33 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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No gators or pitbulls for my backyard - ever :-)


15 posted on 07/18/2016 9:13:30 PM PDT by plain talk
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Idiot. Trying to be ‘macho’...’Guess what I got for a pet?’


16 posted on 07/18/2016 9:19:22 PM PDT by patriot08 (Post 5th generation Texan-(girl type) ANGRY? REFUSE TO VOTE? HELLO HILLARY!!!)
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No gators or pitbulls for my backyard - ever :-)

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Pet rattle snakes?


17 posted on 07/18/2016 9:21:10 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (There's a race war raging, I didn't start it but I have chosen sides.)
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Effective at keeping out unwanted intruders I’m guessing.


18 posted on 07/18/2016 9:22:11 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialists is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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Unless you started a gators versus pitbulls fight club and charged admission and built in a generous vig on the gambling. You could make a fortune!


19 posted on 07/18/2016 9:26:15 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Hillary Clinton is a felon. As yet unindicted, but a felon nonetheless ))))
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I know we’re not supposed to talk about dangerous animals fight club ... but let’s say you had a swimming pool and filled it with a medium-sized alligator, a grizzly bear, a ginormous anaconda, a bull shark and a half-dozen pit bulls.

Who’s climbing out? (Except the shark of course.)


20 posted on 07/18/2016 9:40:21 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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