Authorities Looking For Person Who Tied Turtle To Balloons

CBSLA.com) ^ | August 22, 2012 11:50 PM

[Rebelbase]

As kids we used to recruit lizards for astronaut duty and launch them in Estes Rockets with the clear capsule. They were a bit dazed upon re-entry but always ran off within a minute of touchdown.

[albie]

“It’s animal abuse. I mean, if you didn’t want the turtle give it away, take it to a pet store. There’s lots of agencies for turtles,” Chanelle Wright said.

...spoken like a true lib. My next question would be, “do you or have you ever contributed money or time to these ‘turtle agencies’? I’ll bet not oh great protector of all that is turtle.”

[cubreporter]

I hope to God they DO find these creeps. Nothing FUNNY about this story at all. Cruelty to animals plain and simple.

[cubreporter]

I hope to God they DO find these creeps. Nothing FUNNY about this story at all. Cruelty to animals plain and simple.

[JimRed]

Turtles aren’t smart enough to be “terrified”, but that’s still a mean thing to do.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Set the turtle free
Duct taped in the tree

Under boughs
Denied the ground

OWS
You let me down

Darts game
Humiliating shame

Turtle fair
Empty air

Democratic shame

[markman46]

that only works really well with frogs ;-)

[Jeff F]

... strictly speaking, isn’t a turtle an amphibian rather than a reptile?

Clearly the turtle is an aviator.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Tadpoles. Garden hose. Full blast. Vapor.
I’m glad I never did THAT.

[History Repeats]

“isn’t a turtle an amphibian rather than a reptile?”

No, turtles are reptiles.

Frogs and salamanders are amphibians.

[GreatestGuyIKnow]

This picture is inaccurate. There were totally NOT five turltles! :)

[Kenton]

Nope, it wasn't me. All I ever sent up was my second cousin Festus.

Turtles are for soup, second cousins like Festus are for practical jokes.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Looks like he made history for turtle kind as being the first to fly."

Not exactly true, but perhaps the first to survive the experience...

[layman]

I can see this going viral and developing into a national anonymous turtle launching craze. Animal abuse? How abusive is turtle soup ?

[Donkey Odious]

I went to a psychic not long ago and asked her if Obama was going to be defeated in the November election. She said: “When turtle fly......”

[Donkey Odious]

I went to a psychic not long ago and asked her if Obama was going to be defeated in the November election. She said: “When turtles fly......”

[Foolsgold]

First "Balloon Turtle" a kin to the Post turtle.

[dfwgator]

Was it Flo or Eddie?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

[Ezekiel]

A resident was outraged by what he saw and videotaped the turtle as it was swinging it arms up in the air.