Officials seize 750lb blind alligator from New York home

Authorities say owner in Erie county neither had a proper permit for the animal nor properly secured the 30-year-old animal

A blind alligator weighing more than 700lbs and stretching more than 10ft in length was recently seized from a home in upstate New York, potentially setting up a legal battle between the animal’s owner and authorities.

The state’s environmental conservation department on 12 March seized the 30-year-old, 750lb and 11ft-long alligator called Albert Edward from a home in the Erie county community of Hamburg.