After years of outrage, petitions, and legal battles, a man loses not just a case—but who he says was his family. It began on a cold morning in March 2024 in Hamburg when state officers showed up with a warrant, a plan, and a tranquilizer. By the end of that day, Albert – a 12-foot, 750-pound alligator who had lived in a suburban home for decades – was gone. Sedated, loaded into a van, and driven away like contraband. Now, more th…
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