The beloved Pennsylvania emotional support alligator, Wally, has gone missing in Brunswick, Georgia.
Emotional support animals registrations in the United States reached 115,832 last year, by an industry group’s count. But in the eyes of reptile rescuer Joie Henney, there’s only one: “Wally Gator” – his “gentle” certified emotional support alligator. And now, Wally has gone missing – far from home. While Henney, of northeast Pennsylvania, was visiting Brunswick, Georgia, on April 21, Wally disappeared from his outdoor pen, according to the Wallygator Facebook page.
He got the critter from Florida, where there is an “overabundance of alligators” and they are considered nuisances and often euthanized or put in captivity, he told CNN. Even so, Henney often has gotten criticism over Wally, he said, because people “don’t know the story behind everything.” In fact, Wally has provided companionship and support through Henney’s radiation treatments for cancer. “He’s just loveable,” Henney said. “He sleeps with me, steals my pillows, steals my blankets.
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