In order to protect the spotted turtle from the pet trade (and exotic food trade), in 2011 the Center petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to propose it for protection under the Convention on ...

Pet turtles are making Americans across the country ... Great, Climate Change Will Even Make Food Poisoning Worse Salmonella outbreaks are usually spread through eating or drinking contaminated ...

Tucker, a red-eared slider, has been seen around Forge Pond Golf Course, her owner says. She's begging anyone who sees her to ...

Many parrots can live upward of 60 years, and the lifespan of turtles can be even longer. But what happens when their owners ...

Turtles can also live for long periods without food and water, PetMD writes, and sometimes enter hibernation-like stages where they live underwater for months at a time. How to care for a pet ...

Pet turtles may be cute enough to kiss ... a turtle or anything in its environment and then touching your mouth or food with unwashed hands and swallowing Salmonella germs.” ...

Some pet owners don't understand the long ... or other bodies of water where “they kill or fight for food” with indigenous turtles, Rickon said. Native to the Mississippi Valley, red-eared ...

A desperate search is underway for a missing turtle named Tucker. Susan McGuire Rowe is asking for the community's help to ...

Phineas, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was found in July 26 in Bridgeport with a fishing hook embedded in its esophagus. A ...

Romain's experience shows why experts say pet birds and turtles belong in your will ... aside funds for the bird's daily needs, like food, and veterinary care. In Baltimore, Katrina Smith helps ...