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American Tortoise Rescue Celebrates World Turtle Day 2015 on May 23rd

All Volunteer Organization Celebrates 25 Years of Rescuing and RehomingMalibu, CA – April 27, 2015 – American Tortoise Rescue  (ATR), a nonprofit organization established in 1990 for the protection of all species of tortoise and turtle, is celebrating its 15th annual World Turtle Day® on May 23rd.  The day was created by ATR as an observance to celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world.  Since 1990, Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, the founders of ATR, have rescued and rehomed about 3,000 tortoises and turtles

American Tortoise Rescue Partners With Groupon Grassroots for Halloween Fundraiser

Initiative Will Provide Funds for Turtle and Tortoise Medical CareMalibu, CA – October 21, 2014 – American Tortoise Rescue , a nonprofit organization established in 1990 for the protection of all turtles and tortoises, and Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of Groupon.com, announced today the launch of a fundraising campaign for the week prior to and including Halloween. All donations to this campaign will be used by American Tortoise Rescue to provide lifesaving medical services and veterinary care for rescued turtles and tortoises. For every $500 raised,

The ABCs of Turtle and Tortoise Feeding

Turtle and Tortoises Have Different Feeding NeedsWhile there are many variations on how to feed turtles and tortoises depending on the age and species, there are some basic rules that caretakers must observe in order to have healthy animals. It is amazing, but I find that many people do not even try to find out what the animal needs, but instead drops a piece of lettuce in front of it hoping that will suffice.  How that myth got perpetrated is beyond us, but these little guys take a lot more care to live out their 100 years. The basic rule of thumb is turtles are carnivores and tortoises

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