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American Tortoise Rescue – Western Malibu

If 45 People Donate $10, Then American Tortoise Rescue Can Build a Raised Vegetable Garden to Feed Rescued Turtles

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In a Nutshell

Donation helps organization build a raised vegetable garden to feed roughly 100 rescued turtles and tortoises with fresh produce

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The Issue: Modern Challenges Face Turtle Populations

Though turtles and tortoises have survived in the wild for more than 200 million years, their numbers are dwindling due to the exotic-food industry, habitat destruction, and the pet trade. When these animals are injured or abandoned, they can have a difficult time finding adoptive families because they lack the immediate appeal of a furry companion animal. Financial constraints also impact the care for turtles and tortoises due to their need for fresh fruits, vegetables, hay, and special worms. As a result of their challenges, May 23 has been established as World Turtle Day to bring to light the modern issues that turtles and tortoises face.

The Campaign: Raised Garden to Feed Rescued Turtles

If this Grassroots campaign raises $450, then American Tortoise Rescue can purchase bricks for a raised vegetable garden, with donations matched up to $2,000 by Malibu Country Mart. Each additional $10 raised will go toward purchasing other materials, equipment, and seeds for the garden. If the campaign raises $2,108, then additional funds will go toward refurbishing the turtle ponds at the American Tortoise Rescue facility. As part of World Turtle Day, American Tortoise Rescue is building this sustainable garden to feed fresh fruits and vegetables to roughly 100 rescued turtles and tortoises that have been injured or require special care.

All donations will be matched up to $2,000 by Malibu Country Mart. You can follow the progress of this and other Grassroots campaigns at the Groupon Grassroots website.

American Tortoise Rescue

American Tortoise Rescue was founded by husband-and-wife team Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, who began advocating for the humane treatment of animals after adopting a pair of desert-tortoise hatchlings. Since that first adoption, American Tortoise Rescue has rescued more than 3,000 turtles and tortoises of various land and water species, focusing efforts on abused turtles or those with special needs, and has expanded its scope to the treatment of these animals worldwide.

At American Tortoise Rescue's facility, approximately 100 animals live in an enclosure that mimics the wild, having freedom to play on the ground or in the water. Sick turtles receive medical care and stay in the house until they are healthy enough to go outside. To supplement its rescue efforts, the organization also provides information and awareness about the care and rehabilitation of tortoises for the public, and works to prevent the sale of hatchlings, the importation and live-market slaughter of adult turtles, and the destruction of the desert-tortoise habitat.

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