Moments After Rescuers Pick Up Turtle, She Can't Hold in Her Eggs Any Longer
Everyday people who pay attention to their surroundings can lend a helping hand to animals in need. Although it would be easier to just ignore people or animals that need a little help, it is usually more important to jump in and take action.
Taking time out of our busy lives could even save a life and make a difference in this world.
One woman who was vacationing in Aruba can testify to this. She went out on Thanksgiving and fed some stray dogs, but bumped into a poor pup who looked more like a rock than a living, breathing animal.
The dog had sarcoptic mange, a rather aggressive and contagious skin condition. His once-normal coat was gone, and instead, his skin was inflamed in thick, dry rolls. She fed the dog, later dubbed “Ozzy,” and posted his picture.
Within hours, she’d gotten lots of responses — including one from a local shelter that promised her if she could get the sick dog to them, they’d help out. After just a month, the inflammation had gone down and his coat started to grow back. The dog who once looked like he’d stumbled out of a crypt was actually young and eventually was adopted.
A woman in Florida made a similar rescue when she found a box turtle in the middle of the road.
According to Laura Pinto, the poor creature was upside down in the middle of the road, unable to flip over, and looked as though it had been hit by a car.
“I just thought like, if I don’t take her, nobody is going to take her,” Pinto told Fox 35.
She fed the injured turtle strawberries and intended to get her help once Pinto arrived in Melbourne, Florida. She put the turtle on the floor of the passenger side of her car, and moments later noticed small white eggs rolling around on the floor under the turtle.
“I just heard something like ‘pop’ and then there was babies,” Pinto said. “Oh my God, I am a mother or a grandmother!”
She brought the turtle to Florida Wildlife Hospital, a non-profit organization that treats injured animals. The turtle only suffered minor injuries and a cracked shell, but sadly her eggs will not be viable.
“But if we can help her along and breed, she will have eggs again in the future,” Tracy Hampton said.
Thanks to the kindness of Pinto, the turtle is swimming and eating, and doctors expect her to make a full recovery.
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