KANSAS CITY —Residents in portions of north Kansas continue to watch out for a missing alligator.
On Thursday, staff with the Kansas City Pet Project were on the scene at Lakeview Middle School, 6720 NW 64th Street in Kansas City, working to locate a missing alligator that was brought to the school by a petting zoo, according to a social media report from the Pet Project.
Officers were notified of the missing alligator, who is approximately 14-inches long and had its mouth taped shut. The alligator was part of a petting zoo exhibit by an external company that was brought to the school as part of an end-of-year celebration and was last seen on the site around 11:00am Thursday morning.
Lakeview Middle School did not obtain an animal shows permit from the Animal Services Division for the petting zoo, which is required per Chapter 14 of the city code.
Officers searched the school and surrounding grounds for the animal for several hours, but were unable to locate the animal.
Any information regarding the missing alligator can be called in to the Animal Services Division at 816-683-1373 or click here to submit information online
Alligators are not allowed in Kansas City, MO per Chapter 14 of the city code. Animal Services plans to issue citations for violations of Chapter 14 of the city code to the appropriate parties.
The Kansas City Fire Department assisted in working to locate the animal.