The Associated Press
HAMILTON, Ohio -- A baby alligator that may have been
flushed down a toilet has been rescued from a wastewater treatment
plant
The Hamilton JournalNews reports that a city worker at the
Hamilton plant found the 11-inch-long alligator Friday. The city's
public works department director says the alligator somehow avoided
injury when it was caught in debris left by a raking system that
prevents large items from entering sewage pumps.
The director of Arrowhead Reptile Rescue says the alligator is
about six months old and in good condition. Damien Oxier says it
may have been flushed down a toilet after someone acquired it in
the local pet trade.
The group plans to keep the alligator in foster care for about
two years until it is large enough to release in Florida.
