Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home’s swimming pool

In this photo provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC agents secure a 12-foot alligator for transport after it was seized from a home where it was being illegally kept on Wednesday March in Hamburg, NY. August 13, 2024. The home’s owner had built an addition and installed an in-ground pool for the 30-year-old alligator, whose conditions include blindness in both eyes and spinal complications. (New York DEC via AP)