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Stop Breeding Sea Turtles for Food at the Cayman Turtle Farm
To: Mr. Kenneth Hydes, Chairman, Cayman Turtle Farm Board of Directors
There is simply no humane way to farm endangered sea turtles. We firmly believe that sea turtle farming has no place in the Cayman Islands, or anywhere else in the world. We ask you, the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Cayman Turtle Farm, to stop breeding sea turtles for human...
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Breeding sea turtles in captivity creates problems for both captive and wild sea turtle populations. According to a recent investigation by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, green turtles at the Cayman Turtle Farm are kept in dirty, overcrowded tanks, fed on an unnatural diet, and regularly handled by tourists. This experience causes turtles severe stress and makes them susceptible to disease.
The Cayman Turtle Farm also releases captive-raised turtles into the wild under the claim of conservation, but this practice has potential negative impacts on wild sea turtle populations in the broader Caribbean. First, well-documented diseases found in captive turtles can spread to wild populations. Second, the breeding stock at the Cayman Turtle Farm comes from different sub-populations of green turtles, which can impact the genetics of wild populations. And third, the Cayman Farm's turtle release program impacts international policy debates regarding sea turtle conservation.
Learn more:
Sea Turtle Conservancy Statement on Cayman Turtle Farm
http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleblog/index.php?number=86
World Society for the Protection of Animals Petition
http://www.stopseaturtlefarm.org
World Society for the Protection of Animals Investigative Report
wspa.hmd-clients.com/download/file/fid/70
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Happily (?) signed the petition, but ask you all to join me in signing the "Ban shark finning" petitions too....
I did sign the petition Ban shark finning petitions lol
Oh waite that didn't come out right hahah I did sign the Ban shard finning petitions ... there better haha need caffeine !!
who really cares? well larry barnette does!
Wtf
PS THESE SAME SAVAGES ARE FAR APART AND FOLLOW NO AGREEMENT BY CIVILIZED COUNTRIES THAT SIGN ON AT THE UNITED NATIONS. THEY ARE SEPERATE AND HAVE STRANGE WAYS AND ARE KILLING THE OCHENS WITH OVER FISHING AND OVER POPULATING THEMSELVES LIKE COCK ROACHES. THE SECRET IS HOW TO EDUCATE A SAVAGE SO THESE RETARDED MORANS CAN UP GRADE THEMSELVES AND STOP KILLING AND FARMING TURTLES. MOST HUMANS ARE SAVAGES. AMERICA HIDES IT IN FACTORY FARMING. WE ARE A RACE OF MORANS THAT IS KILLING THE EARTH...
…PS THESE SAME SAVAGES ARE FAR APART AND FOLLOW NO AGREEMENT BY CIVILIZED COUNTRIES THAT SIGN ON AT THE UNITED NATIONS. THEY ARE SEPERATE AND HAVE STRANGE WAYS AND ARE KILLING THE OCHENS WITH OVER FISHING AND OVER POPULATING THEMSELVES LIKE COCK ROACHES. THE SECRET IS HOW TO EDUCATE A SAVAGE SO THESE RETARDED MORANS CAN UP GRADE THEMSELVES AND STOP KILLING AND FARMING TURTLES. MOST HUMANS ARE SAVAGES. AMERICA HIDES IT IN FACTORY FARMING. WE ARE A RACE OF MORANS THAT IS KILLING THE EARTH BECAUSE WE CANNOT CONTROL OVER BREEDING OF OURSELVES, YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE SEX YOU WANT ONLY USE BIRTH CONTROL OR ZERO WILL BE LEFT TO KILL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF HUMAN MORRANS.
Your comment got more and more incoherent as I read on. And I'm the savage... right.
CADA ANIMAL EN SU HABITAT CUMPLE SU MISION DISPUESTA POR LA LEY NATURAL Y DIVINA , NO AL CAUTIVERIO MALIGNO Y LUCRADOR..
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we vsited the cayman turtle farm about 15 years ag and thought then it was disgraceful that on the one hand they promoted conservation and on the other hand killed the turtles for food and we ALL know there is NO humane way to kill a turtle, a disgrace.
It is distressing to hear this. Especially as there is no humane way to kill them. I'm not sure about killing them anyway. Vivienne Phimister, Newby, Vaudrey.