I completely agree.

Have you tried not looking in the mirror?

I didn't mean to suggest that a great danger existed, the bigger the gator the greater the appetite and less the intimidation of taking on larger prey, like most here I think whoever was walking the dog has the most responsibility, did not someone suggest a grandchild was in charge of the dog or that possibility ? if so how old ? , if that is any measure of expected good judgement, where I was previously leaving small dogs out in your yard unattended could end up with the dog being coyote food, yet people did it

They have no effect in OUR (TV) ecosystem, so they should go. We dominate, not the gators, not the birds, not pooping dogs.....we do. Gators have no use in TV.

IF/When there is an economic crisis and a food shortage, the gators will be the first to go and feed me for a sustained time. Then birds and squirrels in TV. Anyone that thinks we should coddle gators, can be their food source if they wish. Oh, and I won't go hungry. I've eaten dog meat before, so that won't slow me down either.

Gators have no redeeming quality in TV, other than a photo OP, so they need to go.

Fresh 'gator at Gator's anyone?

Trees were here before us also. Maybe we should not cut them down to build homes.

Gators are here to be eaten, make luggage and scare people, period. There is plenty of swamp in Florida for them to live in, not in a community of humans such as TV.



And for those that believe they are integral to our ecosystem, that's a big laugh.

Alligator was hungry and some stupid owner let that feces spewing, barking dope off the leash...oh, too bad, one less flee infected mongrel we have to deal with

I lost a "sacrificial diode" in my computer once. Guessing you meant sacrificial anode, or anode rod. :a040:

Go Gators
 

Hopefully the alligator was just relocated and not euthanized. Poor choice for an unsuspecting visitor.

Hopefully more people coming to The Villages will check out posts to someone of the common Facebook groups and see first hand the need to respect our native critters.

I agree a sign is a good idea. The owner made a deadly mistake, and their dog shouldn't have been off lead. The poor dog. This is something the owner will have to live with and they must be heartbroken.

I wish they would return the gators to the everglades too. I'm not sure if this is true or not but I've heard the reason they don't is because a female gator will return to the same spot every year, if it is a safe place for her young. Supposedly they can easily travel far.

It's hard to believe that people feed gators, but they do. Once a gator is used to being fed they expect it and have lost fear of people. Then they will attack a dog or even small child in a stroller, or walking, when they are hungry. During mating season which is May and June gators are even more dangerous.

It's not helping when fishermen are teasing gators with a fish on a hook. The gators are following and chasing their fish up the bank when caught. Looks a lot like a dog on a leash...

And then there are the people feeding them...

Stupid people are making it no choice but to remove them once they see humans as a food source.

I agree whole heartly

:popcorn::popcorn:

Great alligator bait.

Relocate the dog owner
 

The alligator was NOT the nuisance. The unleashed dog and owner were the nuisance. The gator took care of the dog but now we need to trap and relocate the dog owner! Leave the alligator alone!

The alligators were here before us. It's us that have taken their land and their home.