Joie Henney in Pennsylvania rescued Wally the alligator when he was just 20 inches long. Wally is now 5 feet long and 60 pounds. Henney has suffered depression from losing so many friends and Wally makes him feel better. Henney registered Wally as an official Emotional Support Animal and now takes him around to schools and retirement homes to make other people happy.
MIAMI - MAY 17: Tom Batchelor puts his hand in the mouth of an alligator during a wildlife show at the Gator Park in the Florida Everglades May 17, 2006 in Miami-Dade County. There has been a record three deaths attributed to alligator attacks in Florida in the month of May. Tom blames the recent deaths on alligators that have become comfortable around human beings. "They lose their fear of man, associate man with food and eventually man becomes food", he said. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)