Missing tortoise found after 4-year disappearance just five miles away from home
Deputies of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office reunited a woman with her pet tortoise after they posted a photo of the reptile online, which gathered a hefty amount of traction online.
Putnam County authorities discovered an African Sulcata Tortoise who was reported missing in 2020, trying to cross a busy road. The authorities then snapped a picture and posted the shelled creature on the department's official Facebook account. The post garnered hundreds of likes, shares and comments.
A day later, the authorities posted an update to the photo saying that the owner reached out to them with her photos of the tortoise. She was soon reunited with her rough-skinned love, who wasn't too far from where it went missing nearly four years ago in 2020.
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The owner discovered her Tortoise on the Putnam County Sheriff's Department Facebook page (Putnam County Sheriff's Office)
The County Sheriff's Office's picture attracted hundreds of likes and views (Putnam County Sheriff's Office)The Sulcata survived a few cold winters, authorities said, which explains the slightly rough condition she was found in. After consulting wildlife experts at Florida's Wildest Animal Refuge, who agreed to house the Sulcata until an owner claimed her, the police learned of the animal's true nature. The animals are known to be escape artists, which explains how she got out of her enclosure at the time.
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African Sulcata are more inclined to dig out of their homes than anything else. It seemed as though the tortoise had lucked out when she was found by the deputies, who cracked jokes on their Facebook post.
"We have no idea what gender the tortoise is as we did not ask to look up his shell. So if it is yours, that might be a question," they wrote.
Sulcata Tortoises are notoriously clever escape artists (Florida’s Wildest Animal Rescue/Facebook)Citizens and authorities of Putnam County seem to love their animals, which shows through the police's vigilance in ensuring ethical treatment of all creatures.
In 2015, nearly 70 animals living under atrocious conditions were rescued from a San Mateo residence after officers were called for a welfare check of two mentally challenged adults, according to the County Sheriff's Office. Officers condemned the dilapidated home located at 200 Clock of Kyte Road upon the Department of Children and Families's request for assistance.
The unidentified adults were safe, but officials learned that two people who were legally responsible for the house, 56-year-old Laura Murwin and 71-year-old George Murwin, were housing an additional 50 , 15 cats four birds and a horse. The majority of the animals were in cruel and unsanitary conditions.
One bird was stripped of all its feathers, excluding its head and neck. Officials discovered a dead puppy who was seemingly asphyxiated when its head caught in a wire panel of a dog cage. A horse, who lived in the backyard, was incredibly malnourished and desperately needed a hooves trim, which had become so overgrown they split and turned under.
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