In the past six years, Oregon State Police have come across quite a few alligators in Oregon being kept as pets. Recently they seized an alligator that had been kept as a pet for 13 years in Springfield, Oregon. In Oregon, there are many types of animals that are prohibited by law to keep as a pet or be in possession of (except in special circumstances), and alligators fall into that category. The seized alligator was transported to a permitted rehabilitation facility where it will be well...