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I heard about this, it occured about a mounth ago, thats 1 sick person, i hope he goes to prison, what motivates someone to do something like that is beyond me, beyond many. Eather that or maby he needs phycological help.

I knew an autistic 8 year old who liked turtles who lived in the arew near my parents house, when I was 14, I loved turtles at that age (i got to handel 1 once, not realizing at the time they r covered in sominalla, i have a stuffed 1 on my bed since I was 7).

Pests seem to have a positive effect on many afflicted. Im very sorry for what that boy and that turtle have been thru.

Oh, that's just so shocking and sad.  Poor little boy, and poor turtle.

 

This is sad, guy hurts a childs turtle.

Tortured Calif. tortoise returns home

VENTURA, Calif. - A 42-pound pet tortoise that was slashed and mutilated after being stolen from a family's yard is home following more than a month in a rehabilitation center.
The tortoise, Bob, heartily ate a meal of hibiscus flowers and roses — its first since having a feeding tube pulled from its neck, owner Dorothy Sullivan said Friday.

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"He's eating like a pig," she said. "He's doing great and we're pretty excited."

The 25-year-old African spurred tortoise was snatched from Sullivan's yard on July 7. Police, following an anonymous tip, found the injured animal behind an apartment complex several days later.

The tortoise's hind legs were badly cut, a toe was cut off, its neck was slashed and its shell was punctured with a sharp object. The attacker tried to cut the animal out of its shell and threw it against a wall, police said.

Jose "Tony" Mosqueda, 18, of Ventura, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. He pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison, prosecutors said.

Sullivan said Bob is a friend to her 6-year-old autistic son William, who rarely spoke to people but chattered to the animal. She said the boy was withdrawn during the tortoise's stay at Turtle Dreams, a Montecito rehab center, but has started talking again since Bob's return.

"It's made a good impact on our son. He's sleeping through the night and he's opening up," Sullivan said.

A benefit concert was planned for Sunday at a Ventura night club to raise money to help pay the animal's veterinary bills

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