KC Pet Project finds missing alligator at college

A small alligator was found alive more than a week after going missing at a Northland middle school in Kansas City.

The 14-inch-long alligator had his mouth shut when he escaped from the Thorni Ridge Exotics mobile petting zoo during a visit to Lakeview Middle School in the Park Hill School District on Thursday the 23rd. may.

The KC Pet Project confirmed the animal is now in its care several days after calling off an active ground search for the creature.

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The animal shelter says it has opened an investigation to determine why and how the creature escaped. KC Pet Project started searching for the animal because they were concerned
that the alligator could neither eat nor drink with its mouth closed.

Experts are still working to examine his current health status.

City ordinances do not allow alligators to be kept as pets in Kansas City. The school district may face a citation if a proper permit was not obtained before hosting the petting zoo.