[lbo-talk] Setting the turtle free...

[Keith Nybakke]

Please don't set it free unless you are absolutely, positively sure 
it is indigenous to your neighborhood.

Pythons in Florida, Eurasian milfoil and purple loosestrife all over 
the midwest, zebra mussels fouling the Great Lakes and don't get me 
started on starlings and English sparrows. These are all the result 
of someone introducing non-native species into an area.

Try the local chapter of the Humane Society and ask about their 
rescue program. If they have one, they'll be able match your turtle 
up with someone who wants it.

For cage pets, life is just a cage. The quality is variable, but the 
condition persists.

Sorry.

Keith