The poor turtle.. a vital part of their f***ing economy!? So what, it's a living create that's took ages to grow into what it was.

I'd imagine this has been happenning in some parts of the world for a long time. However, before we judge them I wouldnt mind betting that more sea turtles lose their lives tangled in the fishng nets and plastic bags of the West.

Also I think it will be some time before the education budgets of most less-developed countries are turned to conservation. Sad but true. I think it is down to people in the West to help to educate others if we want it to happen faster.

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I care for:

1.0.0 Red Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)- 10/11 yrs old

0.0.2 Leopard-Spotted Catfish (Synodontis eupterus) -5/6 yrs old

0.0.1 Red Tailed Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor) - 7 yrs old

2.1.0 Moggies - various ages

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured
by the way in which its animals are treated."
- Mahatma Ghandi