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☆ Wally Gator: Emotional support alligator is missing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Sydney Bishop | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —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. The department “routinely” gets calls about “nuisance alligators,” she said, and refers callers to a permitted alligator agent trapper, per its protocols. Wally is often shown letting others pet and hold him, with Henney telling CNN in 2022, “He doesn’t show anger. We never could understand why.”Emotional support alligator, Wally, wanders in 2022 around Love Park in Philadelphia.

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☆ Pet Alligator Is Mistakenly Released Into the Wild, Owner Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Victor Mather | More About Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

WallyGator, the emotional support alligator who enjoyed a moment of fame last year when he was denied admittance to a Major League Baseball game, is back in the news. Wally’s owner, Joie Henney, said on social media that the alligator had been taken early in the morning of April 21 from a pen where he was being kept in Brunswick, Ga.Mr. Henney said on Monday that he had learned that Wally was taken by a person who had then dropped him in someone else’s yard, possibly to scare them. When the alligator was discovered, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources was called, and brought in a trapper, who caught and released the animal into a swamp where about 20 other alligators lived, Mr. Henney said. Mr. Henney, of Jonestown, Pa., said the trapper had told him that the chances of finding the alligator now were “slim to none,” but Mr. Henney was holding out hope and said he planned to search for WallyGator.

Persons: He’s, Joie Henney, Henney, Wally Organizations: Major League Baseball, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Locations: Brunswick, Jonestown, Pa

☆ Philadelphia Phillies: Emotional support alligator Wally barred from entering baseball stadium, but owner still hopes for happy ending
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A baseball fan and his emotional support alligator named Wally were barred from entering a Major League Baseball stadium to meet players of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, though he’s still hoping a meetup will be possible in future. Joie Henney and Wally attempted to enter the Philadelphia Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park on the day of their home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “Wally is an emotional support animal, not a service animal. Wally is Henney’s emotional support animal and has blossomed into an internet sensation, amassing a large social media following, due to his relaxed nature and willingness to engage with all. He’s just awesome.”Wally’s easygoing personality led Henney to have the gator licensed as an emotional support animal, he said.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Phillies fan and his emotional support animal, an alligator named WallyGator, were denied entrance to watch Philadelphia host Pittsburgh. Social media posts showed the gator on a leash with a harness with his name on it outside the stadium Wednesday. WallyGator is a working emotional support alligator owned by Joie Henney, of Jonestown, Pennsylvania. Citizens Bank Park's policy on support animals is posted on the Phillies' official website. It states, “Guide dogs, service animals, or service animals in training are welcome.

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☆ Fan and support alligator Wally denied entry into Phillies game
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Apr 8, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; General view as players and fans stand for the anthem before an opening day game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Oakland Athletics at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - A Philadelphia Phillies fan and his emotional support alligator Wally were denied entry into a Major League Baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. The fan, identified by the Philadelphia Inquirer as Joie Henney, arrived at Citizens Bank Park walking Wally on a leash, claiming the nearly five-foot alligator as his service animal. The stadium's policy on support animals on the Phillies official website states: "Certified service dogs or service dogs in training for guests with special needs are welcome. In 1945, William Sianis put a curse on the Chicago Cubs when he and his goat were denied entry into a World Series game.

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