[RooRoobird14]

If the alligator had to be destroyed, so be it. I would think they would have tried to relocate it, though. Dragging the gator on its belly was wrong. If the game warden couldn't handle the gator, he should have called for back-up and waited--and told the soccer moms to round up their kids, dogs and cats and get off the street.

I'm not a PETA freak, but I will tell you (as a former wildlife biology major) that some game wardens can show depraved indifference to animal life--I know, because I witnessed it firsthand. That's one of the reasons I changed majors from wildlife biology to engineering.

[freeeee]

I would think they would have tried to relocate it

I agree, the professionals I saw trap a gator took it out of the neighborhood and later shot it in another location.

For the uninformed, the method used in this article was wrong. First, you need more than one person. You use a pole with a loop on the end to immobilize it. Then an experienced (and brave) person stands over its shoulders and duck tapes its mouth and legs. Once that's done it isn't a danger to anyone unless you're dumb enough to stand next to its tail. Then it is hoisted into the back of a truck and brought to a private location where it is killed with a shot to the back of the head.

I'm not a PETA freak

I'm not either. I don't have a problem with their killing the gator. But any time an animal has to be killed the least painful method should be used. Inflicting needless suffering is cruel and shows very poor character.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

If the alligator had to be destroyed, so be it. I would think they would have tried to relocate it, though. Dragging the gator on its belly was wrong. If the game warden couldn't handle the gator, he should have called for back-up and waited--and told the soccer moms to round up their kids, dogs and cats and get off the street.

Just a question here, backup from who? We have 254 counties in Texas, you want to quess how many game wardens we have?

[Orange1998]

It was his job to remove the gator and that is what he did. Tie a gator to your bumber and then take the responsiblity of the gator getting loose and snatching some kid. The gator is consider "armed" and can't be trusted. Go ahead as you suggest, round up the kids,dogs and cat and go in the house. When the gator is missings in the neighborhood lets see how you sleep at night.

Maybe everyone wanted to see the warden gator wrestle and were disappointed. After all they had the video going.