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26-09-2025, 06:27 PM
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Walmart banned an emotional support alligator. Her owner says she means no harm.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/pets-animals/wildlife/2025/09/20/emotional-support-alligator-banned-walmart/86238243007/
An emotional support alligator who has spent the past few years going to church, restaurants, and grocery stores can no longer go to Walmart after a customer complained.
The female American alligator named Jinseioshi (pronounced Jin-say-oh-she) has been going to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area Walmart stores in West Brownsville and Washington for years, her owner, 60-year-old Wesley Silva, told USA TODAY.
Silva says the reptile became certified as an emotional support animal through US Service Animals in early 2022.
“It was a one time thing, and her ID and certificate is good for her life,” Silva told USA TODAY.
But in late August, a woman shared photos of the alligator with television station WPXI. The woman, who didn’t want to be identified, told the station that she couldn’t believe what she saw.
“I looked and I saw this alligator dressed up, standing in there, and his mouth was sticking out of the buggy. I didn’t believe it,” she told the outlet.
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Walmart banned an emotional support alligator. Her owner says she means no harm.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/pets-animals/wildlife/2025/09/20/emotional-support-alligator-banned-walmart/86238243007/
An emotional support alligator who has spent the past few years going to church, restaurants, and grocery stores can no longer go to Walmart after a customer complained.
The female American alligator named Jinseioshi (pronounced Jin-say-oh-she) has been going to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area Walmart stores in West Brownsville and Washington for years, her owner, 60-year-old Wesley Silva, told USA TODAY.
Silva says the reptile became certified as an emotional support animal through US Service Animals in early 2022.
“It was a one time thing, and her ID and certificate is good for her life,” Silva told USA TODAY.
But in late August, a woman shared photos of the alligator with television station WPXI. The woman, who didn’t want to be identified, told the station that she couldn’t believe what she saw.
“I looked and I saw this alligator dressed up, standing in there, and his mouth was sticking out of the buggy. I didn’t believe it,” she told the outlet.
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