I have a pet.....alligator

They are pretty impressive indeed. They would help out animals and helping them gratifies them a lot.

Hellllooooow ratyz! hahaha! how are ya! Took me centuries to respond, right?

I have watched protected shelters or zones for animals in discovery channel and I really admire the people who are behind it. They give wildlife a chance to really be what they are, offering "spoonfed" interventions only when very necessary, like bottle feeding abandoned cubs, or cubs whose mothers have been killed or hunted by poachers.

I actually met someone who had one for a while, until he discovered that the little nipper was harder to keep than he thought it would be...

Hi elic, don't worry, I wasn't keeping a gator as a pet. I made the title up. :)

I wonder what made him think the gator was gonna be cute forever? Looks can be deceiving!

There does seem to be a lot of controversy about zoos keeping endangered animals. One of the good stories is about the Panda Bears of China. These animals would have been extinct by now had it not been for the zoos in Asia and North America.

Hi barehugs, , how's the yoga? Anyway, ummm....the alligator as my pet isn't true. Just did it for a catchy title. Me neither, I wouldn't want something large and green inside my household! So what's your opinion about the question that I threw? Do you think keeping animals as pets will help preserve their specie? And about zoos? I don't quite agree either. There are many zoos that do not provide an environment closest to the animals natural habitat. I do not know with some high-end zoos though but as far as I could see in the zoos that I have visited, tigers in 8 x 11 sq.foot cage is definitely not home away from home.

I was glad to hear that you don't actually have an alligator as a pet. Baby alligators are cute, and children are fascinated by them. Many indulgent parents will buy one for their child, but those little pests grow fast. Soon they have outgrown whatever container in which they had been kept, and not knowing what else to do with the no longer little critter, daddy takes it down to the park and turns it loose in the lake or river. In this way, alligators have been introduced to areas of the country to which they are not native. Bye, bye ducks that the children loved to feed. The natural order of the area is interrupted.

LOL @ bye,bye ducks! Poor things didn't know what hit them! haha. Duh, I would rather keep gator stuff toys than the live ones. Their natural instincts to kill just surfaces later on.

Hi bellis, well I need to apologize on something first. ABout the alligator? I just made that up. For catchy title or stuff. BUt if some people actually kept gators as pets, it's totally up to them but keeping such animals take a lot of responsibility. You were right about their numbers rebounding to a much uncontrollable degree. And my wouldn't that be scary?

Hi artistry, well firstly, I hope you weren't tricked into believing that I was actually breeding a gator in my backyard! But I do apologize. I tried on a catchy title and that was what came into my mind. But all of what you said was right, if an animal is only kept as a pet, and that pet is not breeding at all, then definitely there's no specie-preservation going on. However, I believe that this discussion transcends human laws. Let us look at the natural law. Yes, selling, keeping, or breeding some animals may be in accordance to some human laws but turn out to ruin the natural laws. Like for example, here in the Philippines, hunting and eating the meat of the Monitor Lizard is not really illegal. I haven't known of anyone being imprisoned for such but then, their numbers have declined because of this. My point is, human laws and natural laws sometimes do not necessarily jive. Thanks for the response! Have a great day!

...Hi again Theresaaiz, I had a final thought. I don't think keeping them as they are will save them from extinction, especially if they are not having baby animals. What is the point of just keeping them as pets?

Hope he doesn't think that we all keep aligators as pets on here

Hi shoby, oh no no no, I am not keeping an alligator. That was just for the title. To make it catch people's attention. Guess I tend to be an attention-seeker, don't you think? Don't worry. I am aware that I am crazy! YOu need not worry about me taking it against you. Have a happy myLot time. Hi mysD....i AM keeping an alligator! what made you think I'm not?

First, the title was just something to catch people's attention.:D Second, my friend is keeping exotic animals such as pythons, iguanas, and God knows what else. I don't find anything wrong with that at all. It was his reasoning that I didn't quite agree. Merry Christmas, sir!

I agree, although it isn't true that I am or my friend is taking care of an alligator. It was just a title I'd thought of. Sorry if I had caused confusion to most of my responders. :)

Hi savy, im sorry, the alligator had nothing to do with everything. I just did that for catchy title or whatever and totally forgot to take that back later in my discussion. Well anyway, I agree with you on that. His excuse was not only lame but totally ignorant for someone who loves animals so much. Hey, I also passed by one of your discussions about saving animals? I meant to respond but I was sidetracked with a "real world" task. It's a great thing- what you're doing. The world focuses on a lot of problems mostly political or economical and tend to overlook on basic stuffs such as taking care of nature and wildlife.

Gee, me too. I am not a gator fan although I might love to see one from afar, AND inside a CAGE! Nothing that roams free where I am also roaming free. But I am not keeping one. I just made the title up.