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发帖数: 170 | 2 今天正好看到这个：
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/exotic_pets/facts/thinking_
Thinking of Getting a Pet Turtle?
Consider the risks to your health, the earth and the animals
The Humane Society of the United States
Turtles and tortoises belong in the wild, not as pets. The HSUS
In true Hollywood style, the success of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
movie has produced plenty of hype about turtles and tortoises. Turtle fans
should think twice, though, before getting one as a pet. Besides requiring
years (sometimes decades) of specialized care, turtles can also transmit
disease. Like all wildlife, these reptiles belong in their natural habitats.
Consider before you buy...turtles carry Salmonella
Salmonella isn't just a food-borne illness. Turtles and other reptiles carry
Salmonella bacteria, which can be easily transmitted to people. A small
turtle may seem harmless, giving parents a false sense that they're a safe
pet for children. But they're not. The disease risk is so great that selling
small turtles is illegal in the United States.
Salmonella is especially dangerous for children and senior citizens
In 2007, a baby girl in Florida died from Salmonella that was traced back to
a pet turtle. The turtle was sold illegally at a flea market and given to
the family.
Salmonella usually gives people a few miserable days of fever and diarrhea,
but some end up in the hospital with life-threatening complications.
Children and people with weak immune systems are most at risk. Additionally,
a small number of people with Salmonella infections later develop Reiter's
syndrome, which causes pain in their joints and can lead to chronic
arthritis.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says: Do not have
a turtle in any household that includes children under five, the elderly, or
people who have lowered natural resistance to disease due to pregnancy,
cancer, chemotherapy, organ transplants, diabetes, liver problems or other
diseases.
Selling small turtles is illegal
Selling small turtles—with shells less than four inches long—was banned in
1975 to prevent the spread of Salmonella. The CDC says this ban "likely
remains the most effective public health action to prevent turtle-associated
salmonellosis." Some sellers try to skirt the law by using the exceptions
allowed for legitimate scientific and educational purposes. But just saying
the turtle will be used for education or offering the turtle for free with
the sale of a tank does not make it legal. In addition, some states and
localities prohibit possession of turtles.
Want text alerts with ways to help animals right from your phone? Text HSUS
to 30644 (message & data rates may apply).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces the ban on small turtle
sales and has this advice for consumers: Don't buy small turtles for pets
or as gifts.
You don't have to touch the turtle to get sick
You don't have to touch the turtle to get sick because Salmonella can live
on surfaces. A 2006 study published in the journal Pediatrics found that
exposure to reptiles was one of the biggest risk factors in determining
whether infants get Salmonella. Infants aren't likely to handle reptiles.
They probably get infected indirectly, such as a parent touching a turtle or
cleaning a turtle's tank and then holding a child.
Turtles need a lifetime of specialized care
Turtles are often sold as low maintenance pets, but the truth is they need
special care and a lot of room to grow. Turtles will not survive in a small
dish with a plastic palm tree. They need the right lighting, temperature and
water filtration system. Countless pet turtles die from being kept in
inadequate conditions. Turtles shipped by mail and other delivery services
often die on the way.
If maintained properly, however, turtles can live for decades and grow to be
a foot long. That's a lifetime responsibility that many people are not
prepared to meet.
Turtles should never be let loose outdoors
If you get a turtle and then decide you can't care for the animal, there are
not many options. Rescue groups are inundated with calls to take them.
People sometimes turn turtles loose, thinking they are "freeing" them, but
it's typically illegal to release turtles outdoors. Turtles let loose might
die, and they might carry disease that kills other turtles. If they live,
they can out-compete native species for food and habitat, threatening native
biodiversity. The red-eared slider turtles common in the pet trade are
native to only part of the United States, but are turning up where they are
not native across the country and around the globe. They are now considered
among the world's 100 most invasive species.
To protect your health, the earth and the animals, please don't get a turtle
for a pet!
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| k******n
发帖数: 451 | | y*****i
发帖数: 273 | 4 密西根买不到小小乌龟。因为本州法律规定，出售的乌龟都必须超过4inch.要购买小于
4inch的，必须要有研究机构的证明。
详细乌龟法律可以去petsmart, petco之类店里咨询。 |
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