Red-eared sliders are one of the most popular pets in the United States, but as a result, they’ve become one of the world’s ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking pet owners to find “forever homes” for unwanted turtles and other pets. A forever home means an appropriate environment where the animal ...

Further to the legal implications, Tennant is warning that consuming turtle meat can have dire consequences. He pointed to a ...

Red-eared slider turtles are one of the most common ... standard to require nurseries to be able to provide proof of disease-free turtles under four inches,” he said. “Even though there ...

Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.

The red-eared slider turtles were released into the wild through ... it could be detrimental to animal welfare and spread disease. If the practice causes unnecessary suffering, it may also breach ...