Regulations governing the keeping of animals in Kiski Township are unchanged, for now. Facing a crush of public criticism and opposition, the township supervisors voted Wednesday to toss out the draft of an ordinance governing everything from pets to farm animals. It specifically would ban crocodilians, including the American alligator.
Austin Randall, of Butler, has been keeping reptiles for four or five years now. Until last month, the only notable accident he could recall was when an alligator bit him on his right index finger, se.
— — Kiski Township officials are clamping down on alligator ownership in the township after two reported alligator sightings in recent weeks along the Kiski River. In light of the recent capture of a juvenile alligator some named Chomper in August and a rogue alligator named Neo that remains at