Hi guys,
I've been hearing some terrible rumors and I'm wondering if anything is being done?
Yesterday, my cousin was telling me about a person she met who owns a few tortoises - pretty large ones - that have apparently grown so large they became a "flight risk"...so the couple who owns them drilled hooks into the tops of their shells and chained them to the wall.
I almost cried when I heard this. The sad thing is, I heard a similar story from a friend a few months ago - different people, different tortoises! I can't imagine these tortoises can't feel it...and it kills me to think that someone would think it's OK to hurt an animal in this manner, and for such selfish reasons.
Am I wrong? Is there any scientific proof out there, explaining the negative effects of this unseemly practice? I'm considering going on my own rescue mission (through the local turtle and tortoise society, of course), and I'd like to be fully prepared...
I've been hearing some terrible rumors and I'm wondering if anything is being done?
Yesterday, my cousin was telling me about a person she met who owns a few tortoises - pretty large ones - that have apparently grown so large they became a "flight risk"...so the couple who owns them drilled hooks into the tops of their shells and chained them to the wall.
I almost cried when I heard this. The sad thing is, I heard a similar story from a friend a few months ago - different people, different tortoises! I can't imagine these tortoises can't feel it...and it kills me to think that someone would think it's OK to hurt an animal in this manner, and for such selfish reasons.
Am I wrong? Is there any scientific proof out there, explaining the negative effects of this unseemly practice? I'm considering going on my own rescue mission (through the local turtle and tortoise society, of course), and I'd like to be fully prepared...