Starting a Turtle and Tortoise Rescue

Think Before you LeapJust about 25 years ago, I made the mistake of buying two Russian tortoises at a pet store because my husband mentioned casually that he liked turtles.  Fast forward, and we at American Tortoise Rescue saved more than 3,000 of these helpless, but wonderful creatures. How did that happen? When you adopt or buy an animal – we advocate always adopt – you have a duty to find out what it needs to survive – food, water, baths, vaccinations – whatever it needs. When my husband and I discovered what turtles and tortoises needed, we found that they were in terrible trouble