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Alligator harassment

Doesn’t the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have better things to do than to harass Donald Van Buren and his alligator, Gwendolyn?

How long will it live anyway? The internet says between 30 and 50 years, and Gwendolyn is already 47.

Keep Big Brother out of our lives. I will be heartbroken if Van Buren is forced to give up his alligator. Can’t we just mind our own business instead of trying to mind the business of others?

Brenda Ascher, Hollywood Hills

This story was originally published July 18, 2016 at 9:08 PM with the headline "Alligator harassment."

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