Walmart no longer allows emotional support alligators
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CrystalRaindrops — 6 months ago(September 20, 2025 08:33 PM)
A western Pennsylvania man and his emotional support alligator took a shopping cart spin around the local Walmart, where he claims they've never had a problem — but this recent trip earned them orders to stay away, the retail giant confirmed Thursday.
Wesley Silva, 60, and his 5-foot-long, 32-pound reptile named Jinseioshi made the local news after a trip to a Walmart in West Brownsville, where
he pushed the alligator around in a shopping cart as she was wearing a dress
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Before concerns about the recent visit were raised, Silva insisted he and Jinseioshi experienced nothing but praise.
"We have been going to that Walmart for about 3½ years, and normally the reaction is 'That's pretty cool' or 'That is awesome that you have a pet alligator, man!'" Silva told NBC News on Thursday.
A Walmart spokesperson, though, was far less effusive and said Jinseioshi and any other gators aren’t welcome inside the stores.
“The safety of our customers and associates is our highest priority,” Walmart said. “We welcome service animals in our stores, but it is unacceptable to expose members of the public to potential danger.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/emotional-support-alligator-no-longer-welcome-pennsylvania-walmart-rcna230650 -
JustinCase — 6 months ago(September 21, 2025 03:26 AM)
Weird?
LOL
For me more like freaking the F out!
Imagine you are at checkout.
You turn around and see this thing with its front legs resting on the front of the shopping cart.
I ain't gonna trust it not to take a bite out of my butt!
I like how this guy is lying about customers liking at seeing it.
I bet WM received enough complaints from worried folks.
The ones who didn't like it prob. didn't say anything for fear of repercussions!
How you die does not redeem how you lived. - A black pastor on the life and death of Charlie Kirk -
JustinCase — 6 months ago(September 21, 2025 06:31 AM)
I bet for a bedroom door it's made out of steel and the gator sleeps in a separate room locked in it for the night.
I just dunno how they can tame an eating machine that would have a face for a snack.
How you die does not redeem how you lived. - A black pastor on the life and death of Charlie Kirk -
JustinCase — 6 months ago(September 21, 2025 03:27 AM)
I never heard of that.
And by "bar" I take it you mean outside the building instead of the bar inside the bar.
How you die does not redeem how you lived. - A black pastor on the life and death of Charlie Kirk -
ToiletMug — 6 months ago(September 21, 2025 03:31 AM)
Please answer me/riddle me this: why is it I can imagine yourself being wrapped up in a blanket, with a wooly hat as you sleep? Then you are picked up by a man whom stares affectionately as your sleeping face, as photos are being taken of this moment?
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CrystalRaindrops — 6 months ago(September 21, 2025 05:14 AM)
lol, yes, outside.
Oops, I guess I got his arm mixed up with his penis (this wouldn't be the first time I've made that mistake). Also, it was a gator, not a croc:
Florida Man Gets Arm Ripped Off While Peeing Outside
He's lucky the alligator wasn't in the mood for sausage.
Jordan Rivera was peeing outside Banditos Bar in Port Charlotte on the evening of Sunday, May 21, when the incident occurred. Rivera does not remember exactly what happened, although while speaking to local NBC affiliate WBBH, he recalled that the bar was busy, with a long line for the men's bathroom, and so he went outside to relieve himself. At around 1:40 a.m. local time, while peeing behind the bar, Rivera fell into a pond.
"That’s literally the last thing I remember," he said. Sometime after, the 10-foot-long gator attacked him, biting his arm.
Rivera was rushed to Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myers, where doctors had no choice but to amputate his arm above the elbow.
"Those gators, I didn’t truly understand them until I woke up in the hospital and, ‘Oh, gator got your arm,' " he said. "They got my elbow. So, I don’t have an elbow… I can still move my arm around and whatnot."
However, Rivera has somehow managed to hold onto a positive outlook.
"I didn't lose my life, I lost my arm," he said. "It's not the end of the world."
https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a43988954/florida-man-arm-ripped-off-peeing-alligator