That is absolutely disgusting!!!! Whoever owns that tortoise, should not own him or any other pet. When I see things like this I feel sick to my stomach.
Kristers pulled that video from You Tube. I've seen it before (here on the Forum, in fact). It was speeded (sped?) up. The turntable wasn't actually moving that fast. If it were, he would have been thrown off. In fact, its on a loop, with only about 3/4 of a second worth of the same part of the video showing over and over. You can tell by the little hitch in its get-along.
Kirsters, in the future you may want to warn folks where you have found things and that as in this case, the tortoise was not harmed and it is actually not as it appears.
I try to be a bit open minded and remember that there may be things folks think I do that is cruel. Like keeping my tortoises in captivity or folks may think trying to make your redfoot swim might be a bit cruel, too. ...just saying.
I really doubt the tortoise even noticed much in the short period of time and low speed. Is it really that different then when we take them for a car ride?
... and no I am not saying I approve of what they did.