10/19/2024
It's Homecoming weekend at the University of Florida, where even those of us who don't love football can't get enough of alligators, including our plush mascot, Albert the Alligator. But DYK that for more than half a century, UF's mascots were living alligators, often subjected to cruelty, kidnapping and killing? Read UF journalism senior Sarah Henry's story "Mascot for Cruelty" (all the way to the end--because humans redeem themselves!)
Mascot for cruelty October 18, 2024October 19, 2024 For half a century, the University of Florida’s mascots were living alligators. The story of the original Alberts shows the depth of human cruelty to animals — and how we can change. UF students surround their living alligator mascot, Albert, i...
