KANSAS CITY—After ten days the alligator missing from a petting zoo at a Kansas City middle school was found alive. The KC Pet Project Animal Services Division pickup up the alligator Monday afternoon.
The KC Pet Project received an anonymous tip that the missing alligator was discovered to be outside of the school, on the first day of summer school.
The alligator’s mouth was still taped shut. The KC Pet Project team quickly drove the alligator to the campus, and they are conducting an investigation on where the alligator has been since it went missing.
The Pet Project also has a veterinarian who works with exotic pets do an exam on the animal.
On May 23, staff with the Kansas City Pet Project responded to Lakeview Middle School, 6720 NW 64th Street in Kansas City, working to locate a missing alligator that was brought to the school by a petting zoo.
Lakeview Middle School did not obtain an animal shows permit from the Animal Services Division for the petting zoo, which is required per Chapter 14 of the city code.
Alligators are not allowed in Kansas City, MO per Chapter 14 of the city code. Animal Services plans to issue citations for violations of Chapter 14 of the city code to the appropriate parties.