compl3x Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 FREDONIA (WITI) ? A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for the abuse to a female snapping turtle found on the Delbrook Golf Course in Delavan. WARNING: Pictures below are graphic and not suitable for all Officials with the Pine View Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Fredonia recovered the turtle from the golf course late on Monday, June 10th. It apparently had been abused that morning ? possibly between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The turtle, a female looking for a place to lay her eggs, was found lying in the sand bunker off Hole 4 North. Wildlife rehabilitators indicate the turtle had holes in its shell and also was struck in the right eye. It appeared to have been beaten with a golf club. The golf course superintendent saw the turtle about 7:30 a.m. when it was in the bunker preparing to lay her eggs, and was not in the condition reported about two hours later. The warden and the superintendent searched the bunker after 9:30 a.m. but no eggs were found. ?I am wordless which is rare for people who know me. I have no defense for this type of criminal act,? said Jeannie Lord, Exec. Dir. of Pine View Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Wildlife rehabilitators say surgery is planned to try to save the turtle?s life. The turtle has about a 40 percent chance of survival. On Tuesday morning, veterinarian Linda Mehoke with the Fredonia Vet Clinic took the case. It?s possible there could be a spinal injury because the turtle is not moving its back legs. But there?s more. ?The main problem is going to be controlling infection?and internal infection until that wound on the back can heal,? said Mehoke. The turtle was eggless, and rehabilitators say the turtle may have laid her eggs somewhere in the bunker. The reward is being offered by the Global Conversation Group. If you have information about this abuse, please contact the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Emergency Tip Line: 1-800-TIPWDNR. Callers can remain anonymous. I won't post the pictures. You can go to the link if you wish to see them. ------------ Source ------------ Like I needed another reason to hate golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulphy Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 that is just terrible...! hope they find the &%@kers that did that!!!! Tarvis123 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdanster Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Disgusting human nature :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted June 12, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted June 12, 2013 I saw a picture earlier but didn't take a close look because I could already feel myself filling with rage. Reading through the story brought me back up a notch, for sure. I just don't understand how anyone could do that, I'd have taken the club and swung for their legs if I had seen it happening. Aergan and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 No doubt the poor creature interfered with some yuppie's game so it deserved to be beaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Snapping turtles can be very dangerous if you get in range of those powerful jaws, but this is just inexcusable. At worst someone should have called the office and had someone come with gear to move it to a pond. We just approach from behind and pick them up by the tail, keeping them at arms length. Pi**es them off royally, but no harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Find the person, tie him down, and let snapping turtles loose around him. Atomic Wanderer Chicken, szo and The Evil Overlord 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Find out who did it and take a golf club to them. I'll volunteer. Animal cruelty is one of the worst things a human can do. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I hope the follow up headline to this story will be Person who beat a female snapping turtle in a golf course found, beaten to an inch of their life with the very same weapon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Turtles are often hunted, the meat being very tasty and the hunted species plentiful, but they're dispatched quickly. Just torturing them? To what end? Totally UNACCEPTABLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 As a turtle owner, this is pretty damned sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactuzJak Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I wouldn't imagine it would be too hard to find the asshat who did it. You got a 2 hour window and most golf courses have names and tee times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Wanderer Chicken Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 What the hell is wrong with people these days. How could someone do that to a mother turtle that was trying to care for its unhatched babies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Find out who did it and take a golf club to them. I'll volunteer. Naw, tie them down and release a bunch of snapping turtles and let them have a crack at him/her. Much more painful depending on where they are bitten. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Id have to imagine it would take a great deal of strength and multiple hits in order put a hole in a turtle shell. Hopefully the person is found, arrested, fined and obviously banned from that specific golf course. Im sure his friends wont want to be associated with him anymore once it become public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Especially tough is a snapping turtles shell - the Abrams tank of turtles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Especially tough is a snapping turtles shell - the Abrams tank of turtles It's a female, they tend to have smooth upper carapaces compared to the males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 12, 2013 Member Share Posted June 12, 2013 Whoever did that can not be classified as human, but sub-human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micro Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Especially tough is a snapping turtles shell - the Abrams tank of turtles Thats an alligator snapper. She was just a regular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 So it wan't an Abrams turtle, just a Stryker ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micro Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Sad, the turtle died: http://www.weau.com/...-211076131.html I really hope they catch the person who did this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 12, 2013 Member Share Posted June 12, 2013 So sad. RIP little turtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 So sad. RIP little turtle. I don't think it is dead. Let's hope it can recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph1b3r0pt1c Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I would not have tortured it, but killed it quickly, and fired up the grill. I love me some turtle meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 13, 2013 MVC Share Posted June 13, 2013 You should see the other guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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