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Shell Awareness

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I have met several individuals who have drilled holes on the sides of their turtle's and/or their tortoises' shells. After hearing numerous stories like these, I wanted to create something to have people think before they unknowingly cause harm to their pets. If you know someone who has a turtle or tortoise on a leash - see if they modified their shell in any way and educate them on what they are doing wrong. If you have witnessed any owner knowingly causing harm to their animals, please call the local police department and/or animal rescue.



This is a picture of my 2.5 inch yellow footed tortoise, Koopa. I can't wait to see how he grows!









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Image size
1200x800px 832.41 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Shutter Speed
1/41 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
55 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jul 30, 2012, 3:08:22 PM
Sensor Size
5mm
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PurpleMooncake's avatar
This practice is illegal in my country, but when I visited Gambia I saw a big tortoise with a drilled hole in it's shell, and when I confronted the zookeeper he just kept saying that the animal doesn't feel it :angered: I was really tempted to ask him if HE would feel anything if someone drilled a hole through his stomach. It was probably a wild caught tortoise too...