[BigEdLB]

The answer to all this is. If no one knows you killed it, keepit that way.

Several years ago, some PC totalitarians gave some poor woman static when she tried to protect her Chihuahua from an endangered hawk, and broke the hawk's wing.

The thugs in the "Facists For Wildlife First People Last Association" thought the hawk should have been allowed to consume the little dog. They, as I remember only backed down when the case was made very public, and realized if procecuted there would be big-time jury nullification...

[CFC__VRWC]

This gator (I assume) was probably someone's pet that either got away or was dumped in some ditch by the side of the road when it started getting a little too big to keep around the house. That means it was fed by people for it's entire life, meaning that any natural fear of humans was gone a long time ago.

A gator like this is just a time bomb waiting to grow large enough to become a real danger to people around it. And at nearly 4 feet, it was just about there already. These creatures cannot be tamed - to them, everything is a source of food until tried, including your pets, your kids, and yourself, when they're no longer scared of you. That's why it's illegal to feed them. It was just a matter of time before someone had to kill this animal.

Next time, Mr. Belle, remember the three S's.

[FreeInWV]

SSS -
Shoot it, Shovel it, STFU about it.

[retrokitten]

I'm reminded of a story from couple of years ago where a woman somehow hit a hawk with her car. Quite a feat in itself, but then instead of just leaving it there she put it in her car.

Well, guess what?? It wasn't dead yet!!

It scratched the crap out of her face and the inside of her car. I imagine it was much like the deer scene in "Tommyboy".