Attention New York state tax-payers: thanks to the state of New York, you're covering the bill for the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to confiscate a 34-yearold alligator from his caretaker, an extensive examination and initial rehabilitation by a vet in Massachusetts (implying transportation costs to and from vet), and transportation to an “authorized alligator rehabilitation facility” in Beaumont, Texas, to be housed at Gator Country Adventure Park (wouldn't a facility in Florida make more sense?).
You voted for this.