Turtles rescued from cock fighting???

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.aspca.org/blog/tale-two-turtles?ms=em_new_blogpost-todayshow-20140228&initialms=em_new_blogpost-todayshow-20140228&utm_source=newsalertemail_20140228&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsalert

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 3:00pm

Expecting the unexpected is par for the course when rescuing animals from cases of cruelty. But little did we know that two turtles would become part of the story of thousands of birds rescued from a cockfighting bust earlier this month.

Outside the raid site in Queens, Julia Blue, an ASPCA responder, discovered an abandoned red-eared slider. Julia took the turtle, whom she named Spalding, to her home, where her bunny, a hare named Jack, was not thrilled with his new slow-and-steady companion.



Meanwhile, a New York Times reporter, who was covering the raid, also found a turtle, encrusted in snow and ice, at the scene. She contacted the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society (NYTTS), and the organization agreed to find placement for the lucky reptile, who was named Ice-T by Times readers.

Julia contacted the NYTTS, too, and eventually the two turtles were reunited. Both turtles were placed with an urban wildlife education program, where according to NYTTS, their back story will help bring attention to the larger issues facing abandoned pets.

Read more about the two turtles’ fairy tale ending in the New York Times blog, New York Today: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/25/new-york-today-biking-through-the-snow/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

[shenmue]

1. I like turtles

[Scuba]

2. +1