Fan who tried to bring emotional support alligator denied entry into Phillies game

PHILADELPHIA (Gray News) A fan was denied entry into a baseball game Wednesday night after he tried to get in with his emotional support pet.

But this pet wasn t an emotional support dog or cat. It was an alligator.

The fan, identified as Joie Henney by the Philadelphia Enquirer, has Wally the alligator to help him battle depression.

Henney attempted to take Wally with him as he entered Citizens Bank Park to watch the Phillies take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Phillies official website says certain pets are allowed, but that does not seem to include alligators.

Guide dogs, service animals, or service animals in training are welcome. All other animals are prohibited, the website says.

Unfortunately, Wally does not appear to fit into these categories and was not allowed into the ballpark.

via www.wvlt.tv

H/t Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit.

I hope this doesn’t indicate a general discriminatory attitude towards reptiles. A large iguana would be, for example, welcome at a Phillies game, I hope. Alligators are, of course, a different sort of thing, because of their aggressive disposition. They would gladly eat not just Pirate fans, but any fan, I suppose.