PETA---what a bunch of party poopers...

[hntngirl]

Plans to display alligators scrapped at night club

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A night club that had planned to put a pit of live alligators under a glass dance floor has scrapped the idea, after opposition from neighbors, animal-rights activists and government officials.

"It was something that people were pretty adamant that they didn't want to see happening," said Jackie Gulbe, assistant director of community relations for Louisville Metro Animal Services, which received complaints about the proposal.

Animal Services Director Eric Blow said he sent someone to the club to speak to its owners in November after receiving a tip about the alligators. Later, Blow said the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, became aware of the plan for the pit. After that, more than 100 complaints from all over the country came in, Blow said.

Animal Services visited the site and told one of the owners that the alligator pit would be illegal. An ordinance prohibits the display of wild animals "for display or for exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee."

Mark Abrams, business liaison for the Original Highlands Neighborhood Association, said the owners of the planned Wet Willy's club hadn't been familiar with the issues.

"They're not herpetologists. They're bar owners," he said.

The owners of the proposed club could not be reached for comment.

A note last month to Blow from Don Burns, one of the club's developers, said the planned alligator pit was being dropped.

"In light of the controversy surrounding our plan to build an alligator habitat at 942 Baxter Ave., we have decided not to proceed with that plan," Burns' letter said.

[hntngirl]

Well, as long as nobody dangled a baby over the dance floor....

[burniegoeasily]

Well, as long as nobody dangled a baby over the dance floor....

Lol.

[kevin1]

Apparently the ordinance doesn't apply to all . A motorcycle club in the Portland neighborhood of Louisville has kept a live gator in the basement of their clubhouse for as long as I can remember . I understand that it plays a part in initiating new members .