- Gritty completed his ‘Steve Irwin’ Halloween costume with a live 6-foot alligator
- ‘Willy’ the alligator was previously ejected from a Phillies game in September
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As if the crazy, orange, hell-beast mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers couldn’t get more terrifying: he got his hands on an alligator.
But this is no ordinary alligator: this is an emotional support alligator, one of the best creatures to enter the City of Brotherly Love.
Just before a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Flyers mascot Gritty was seen with “Wally,” an emotional support alligator, during the game.
Gritty posed for photos before the competition, dressed as the late ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin for Halloween.
While this is Wally’s first time visiting one of Philadelphia’s top sports venues, this isn’t his first attempt.
Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty showed off a live five-foot alligator he brought to a game
Gritty got his hands on ‘Wally’ the alligator as part of a Steve Irwin Halloween costume
Wally is an “emotional support gator” who was previously rejected by the Phillies
Wally’s owner, Joie Henney of Hershey, Pennsylvania, tried to take him to a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game at Citizens Bank Park in September.
However, they were turned away because the ballpark’s policy is to only allow service animals, not emotional support animals.
Henney told CBS News that Wally makes him “feel loved,” adding, “I’ll get lonely and stuff like that, and he seems to sense that stuff and he’ll come up and give me a hug to give.’
Perhaps Wally Henney could provide emotional support during an unfortunate drive home from the Wells Fargo Center – after the Flyers fell 3-2 to the Hurricanes.
