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Originally Posted by njbchbum
Gracie - If I am recalling the same event - didn't that resident have his dog out in his yard _*without_* a leash and the dog went to the water's edge while the resident was busy with some landscaping work in the yard and was not paying attention to the dog until he heard the dogs whelps?
Can't blame that on the gator if the resident violated the 'leash law' here and paid attention to his dog rather than his landscaping!
Responsibility and common sense would have gone a long way to avoid that situation!
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Sorry, but blame is not a factor in determining an alligator's status as a nuisance. The attack, no matter what the circumstances, was enough.
Further, I didn't think a dog had to be on a leash when in the yard of its owner. Doesn't matter anyway.
With 1.3 million alligators in Florida it is imperative that we not permit them to live in close proximity to humans. When they lose their fear of humans they become particularly dangerous.