After dogs and cats came crocodile “emotional support”

Wally is easy to find, as he stands out wherever he goes. This is what happened in Philadelphia, USA.

“WallyGator” is a crocodile and is also an “emotional support animal”, which means that its owner can walk and take him to places that, as a rule, do not accept animals.

The reptiles managed to walk through the park and are already famous on the Internet. Owner Joey Heaney assures that Wally is not a wild beast. On the contrary, he describes it as “sweet”, Why are you sleeping with him in bed and taking him for a walk?.

The six-year-old Wally is 1.66 meters tall and weighs 32 kilograms. He was “adopted” by Joey six years ago and Licensed as an Emotional Support Animal When the owner was diagnosed with cancer.

In theory, this license means that A reptile is able to comfort its owner For this reason it has some force in US law. A lease cannot, for example, refuse an emotional support animal or forbid it to live in college accommodation.

Until recently, these animals could accompany their owners on plane trips, but a recent legal update stipulated otherwise.

In many US states, it is illegal to own an alligator, but not in Pennsylvania, where Joey and Wally live.

And what are the plans for the future? Alligators live about 80 years, Which means that Wally may actually live longer than his owner.. But for now, Joey is more interested in entering a reptile in a contest to choose America’s favorite pet.