I thought everybody knew that you can
only ship 19 inch alligators!!!
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Milwaukee Postal Workers Find Live Gator

November 15, 2003, 7:35 PM EST

MILWAUKEE -- A four-foot alligator chewed its way out of a shipping carton
before a postal worker tossed it into a hamper and called animal control
officers.

Employees were sorting mail Friday when they noticed the alligator chewing its
way out of an Express Mail box, said JoAnne Blackburn, a Postal Service
spokeswoman.

Workers tried to tape the box closed, but the alligator bit it open.

"The nose ... was sticking out with its teeth hanging out," said postal
employee Jennifer Hejdak. She said a co-worker picked it up by its tail and
threw it in a hamper.

The alligator remain at a shelter for a week before being shipped to a northern
Illinois sanctuary, said Len Selkurt, executive director of the Milwaukee Area
Domestic Animal Control. The sanctuary owner will then take it to Florida, he
said.

Alligators longer than 20 inches are not allowed to be sent through the mail,
and officials said the shipment from Milwaukee to Colorado was under review
k30a
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

ESPMER (K30a) wrote:

I thought everybody knew that you can
only ship 19 inch alligators!!!

Wow. I can get an 18 inch gator via the mail? Sounds like just what I
need for the pond.

Or would a croc, or caimian do better? Gonna really get those coons
next spring. G

K30a wrote:

I thought everybody knew that you can
only ship 19 inch alligators!!!

actually its covered in section 31 of the USPS code

any non venomous/non dangerous fish,reptile or cold
blooded animal can be sent by mail. priority or
overnight only unless its fertile eggs.



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Milwaukee Postal Workers Find Live Gator

November 15, 2003, 7:35 PM EST

MILWAUKEE -- A four-foot alligator chewed its way out of a shipping carton
before a postal worker tossed it into a hamper and called animal control
officers.

Employees were sorting mail Friday when they noticed the alligator chewing its
way out of an Express Mail box, said JoAnne Blackburn, a Postal Service
spokeswoman.

Workers tried to tape the box closed, but the alligator bit it open.

"The nose ... was sticking out with its teeth hanging out," said postal
employee Jennifer Hejdak. She said a co-worker picked it up by its tail and
threw it in a hamper.

The alligator remain at a shelter for a week before being shipped to a northern
Illinois sanctuary, said Len Selkurt, executive director of the Milwaukee Area
Domestic Animal Control. The sanctuary owner will then take it to Florida, he
said.

Alligators longer than 20 inches are not allowed to be sent through the mail,
and officials said the shipment from Milwaukee to Colorado was under review
k30a
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html


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Wow. I can get an 18 inch gator via the mail? Sounds like just what I
need for the pond.


One requirement... You must live in an apartment in harlem to get it
delivered...

Carl

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Non-venomous/Non-dangerous, yeah.
Look out for the teeth though ;-)

Nedra

"KenCo" wrote in message
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K30a wrote:

I thought everybody knew that you can
only ship 19 inch alligators!!!

actually its covered in section 31 of the USPS code

any non venomous/non dangerous fish,reptile or cold
blooded animal can be sent by mail. priority or
overnight only unless its fertile eggs.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milwaukee Postal Workers Find Live Gator

November 15, 2003, 7:35 PM EST

MILWAUKEE -- A four-foot alligator chewed its way out of a shipping
carton
before a postal worker tossed it into a hamper and called animal control
officers.

Employees were sorting mail Friday when they noticed the alligator
chewing its
way out of an Express Mail box, said JoAnne Blackburn, a Postal Service
spokeswoman.

Workers tried to tape the box closed, but the alligator bit it open.

"The nose ... was sticking out with its teeth hanging out," said postal
employee Jennifer Hejdak. She said a co-worker picked it up by its tail
and
threw it in a hamper.

The alligator remain at a shelter for a week before being shipped to a
northern
Illinois sanctuary, said Len Selkurt, executive director of the
Milwaukee Area
Domestic Animal Control. The sanctuary owner will then take it to
Florida, he
said.

Alligators longer than 20 inches are not allowed to be sent through the
mail,
and officials said the shipment from Milwaukee to Colorado was under
review
k30a
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html


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Carl wrote One requirement... You must live in an apartment in harlem to get
it
delivered...

chortle! And you have to have a tiger
to keep it company!


k30a
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

ESPMER (K30a) wrote in message ...
I thought everybody knew that you can
only ship 19 inch alligators!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Milwaukee Postal Workers Find Live Gator

November 15, 2003, 7:35 PM EST

MILWAUKEE -- A four-foot alligator chewed its way out of a shipping carton
before a postal worker tossed it into a hamper and called animal control
officers.

Employees were sorting mail Friday when they noticed the alligator chewing its
way out of an Express Mail box, said JoAnne Blackburn, a Postal Service
spokeswoman.

Workers tried to tape the box closed, but the alligator bit it open.

"The nose ... was sticking out with its teeth hanging out," said postal
employee Jennifer Hejdak. She said a co-worker picked it up by its tail and
threw it in a hamper.

The alligator remain at a shelter for a week before being shipped to a northern
Illinois sanctuary, said Len Selkurt, executive director of the Milwaukee Area
Domestic Animal Control. The sanctuary owner will then take it to Florida, he
said.

Alligators longer than 20 inches are not allowed to be sent through the mail,
and officials said the shipment from Milwaukee to Colorado was under review
k30a
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

The way mail service has been lately ...... it probably was only 18in.
when it was sent.

http://www.geocities.com/hankpagel/hankspond1.html

Well now we know how he originally got the tiger and the gator in the apt
in first place.

What amazes me is/was one could get a tiger cub for the price of most
register dogs!!! Yet people can't breed Sugar Gliders (a tropical critter
that looks like and is smaller than a chipmunk) without a home inspection
and license thru Fish & Wildlife. California doesn't allow them in the
state at all, but look at all the wild critters the Hollywood stars have!
Why? Because S.Gliders might get loose and eat some of the fruit crop. I
guess people eaters are okay. ~ jan

Carl wrote One requirement... You must live in an apartment in harlem to get
it delivered...

chortle! And you have to have a tiger
to keep it company! k30a
See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Defrosted~
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~ jan JJsPond.us wrote in message . ..


Why? Because S.Gliders might get loose and eat some of the fruit crop. I
guess people eaters are okay. ~ jan

They really should be careful of that. What if one of those things got
loose and ate some actors/actresses?

Poor critter would be in seriously bad shape, eating all that plastic
and silicon.

The way mail service has been lately ...... it probably was only 18in.
when it was sent. Hank

LOL!

Why? Because S.Gliders might get loose and eat some of the fruit crop. I
guess people eaters are okay. ~ jan

Offbreed's legitimate concerns, PETA are you paying attention?:
They really should be careful of that. What if one of those things got
loose and ate some actors/actresses?

Poor critter would be in seriously bad shape, eating all that plastic
and silicon. Offbreed

Not too mention frames like hollow chicken bones. ;o) ~ jan
See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Defrosted~
Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

this is blatantly racist. the reality is all the people I have seen on TV trying to
explain how and why their hand raised and tame tigers/pit bulls/rottweilers attacked
and killed their own or the neighbor kids were white people. And I might add, from
the way they brutalized english were stupid white people. Ingrid

.. You must live in an apartment in harlem to get

chortle! And you have to have a tiger
to keep it company!


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Ingrid wrote this is blatantly racist

Oh, for heaven's sake!
It is not.
And I'm not.








k30a
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:58:19 GMT, wrote:

this is blatantly racist. the reality is all the people I have seen on TV trying to
explain how and why their hand raised and tame tigers/pit bulls/rottweilers attacked
and killed their own or the neighbor kids were white people. And I might add, from
the way they brutalized english were stupid white people. Ingrid

Hmmmm, not that I want to start a dog fight, but.... watch AP Animal
Precinct or Animal Cops sometime, and you'll see multicolors of stupid
people. Thus said, don't you think your above statements could also be
considered racist, or is it PC to dump on white people, as long as they're
stupid and can't speak english well? ;o) ~ jan
See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Defrosted~
Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

On 16 Nov 2003 23:56:27 -0800, (Offbreed)
wrote:

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote in message . ..


Why? Because S.Gliders might get loose and eat some of the fruit crop. I
guess people eaters are okay. ~ jan

They really should be careful of that. What if one of those things got
loose and ate some actors/actresses?

Poor critter would be in seriously bad shape, eating all that plastic
and silicon.
SPLURT!!! HA! You caught me with a mouth full of coca cola and I had
to change keyboards. That is a good one.

dd

no, stupid white people is descriptive, calling them stupid white trash is
pejorative. Ingrid

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
Thus said, don't you think your above statements could also be
considered racist, or is it PC to dump on white people, as long as they're
stupid and can't speak english well? ;o) ~ jan


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