Turtle soup anyone?

Russell Grinker grinker at mweb.co.za
Tue Feb 6 22:01:41 PST 2001


As somebody once said, when a society starts treating animals like humans it's only a matter of time before it treats human beings like animals...


>Admittedly, the 800lb leatherback turtle at the centre of the controversy
was already dead when it was turned into stew. But the creature, which was half-mangled in a collision with a boat last April, was brought to the park specifically to ensure respectful observation of the last rites as stipulated by state and federal endangered species laws.

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Two senior park staff members have been reprimanded.



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