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TEXAS RESCUE OF SEA TURTLES

Oznell — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:05:35 GMT

I just read about a woman who volunteers at a sea turtle rescue center, and here is her Subaru, packed with turtles who have been stunned by this recent cold. Thank goodness, among all the assistance being mobilized for a multitude of needs, there are people helping these helpless darlings....

Praying for Texas and the vast affected region.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:32:52 GMT

I have read that dogs are freezing too death in places.

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Citrine1 — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:47:42 GMT

We just never know how some people spend their time. Bless her for helping those turtles!

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luvzchiz — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:01:50 GMT

Yes, humans should try and help all of nature if they can. Otherwise, the earth will be a more sorry place. Praying for all.

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drizzellla — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:41:34 GMT

Sea Turtle Inc. has rescued 4,000 sea turtles so far. People seem to be busy.

OOPS! This is in Florida. I don't know what to think - the headline for this CBS article says Texas.

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Oznell — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:40:49 GMT

The volunteer reported they managed to rescue 1000 yesterday, filling up several huge venues. The poor things become comatose, apparently, if the water goes below a certain temperature. Hoping they can get as many as possible to safety.

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Catty2 — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:39:12 GMT

How great she is helping those turtles. I wish everyone in Texas - human or animal - to stay safe and warm.

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spiderw — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:14:15 GMT

My heroes are those who give time and effort quietly and without fanfare and help our animals, birds, sea life, the environment. This woman is a hero without a doubt and reading this post is so uplifting and positive because it gives me hope there are many good decent people out there who should be in the news for what they do. Her acts of kindness are very much appreciated and I thank you, Oznell, for this post. It made me feel good!

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ECBG — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:29:55 GMT

Bless those who help the helpless.

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Teddie — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:08:28 GMT

@Oznell wrote:
The volunteer reported they managed to rescue 1000 yesterday, filling up several huge venues. The poor things become comatose, apparently, if the water goes below a certain temperature. Hoping they can get as many as possible to safety.

I wondered how they kept that many turtles contained in that room without them crawling all over. Still partially comatose might explain that. Love this story. : )

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Cakers3 — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:23:27 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:

Sea Turtle Inc. has rescued 4,000 sea turtles so far. People seem to be busy.

OOPS! This is in Florida. I don't know what to think - the headline for this CBS article says Texas.

@drizzelllaIt is the South Padre, Texas, Convention Center. It has been opened up to take in the overflow of rescued turtles from Sea Turtle, Inc., in South Padre.

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rosiered — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:49:28 GMT

i know a neighbot's cat froze to death Monday night....a beautiful Maine Coon that she let go in and out to roam the neighborhood as much as she liked. I think it is unconscionalbe that anyone would allow their pet of any kind to be out in this frigid cold we are having. If it's too cold for a human, it's too cold for your pet. I know the zoo has closed for two days and I worry about so many animals that are not native to such cold temps...I hope they have all been moved into heated areas...but I still worry.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:48:38 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
I have read that dogs are freezing too death in places.

Some people are without heat (3,000,000) and are pretty darn cold too. Texas government really screwed up this situation.

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Cakers3 — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:04:38 GMT

@Oznell Also: Texas Game Wardens are involved. I'd link but it may poof. Here is a portion of the article:

Texas Game Wardens assigned to Cameron county rescued 141 sea turtles from the frigid waters of the Brownsville Ship Channel and surrounding bays. The sea turtles were transported via the PV Murchison, operated by Sgt. Game Warden Duke and B/M Bowers-Vest.

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rosiered — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:05:50 GMT

ERCOT is who screwed up; hoping heads will roll. I have familiy in Central, East, and South Texas. They are all suffering from having no power, some no water either. One of the assisted living centers has no power and it has been going on ad off since Monday morning...my SIL's mother lives there; she is 97 and due to COVID protocol, they won't allow family to take them out of the center to their own home where they have heat. The past several days has been surreal.

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tansy — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:06:26 GMT

That's a great picture of the turtles on the ship's deck. They look like troops.

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Cakers3 — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:10:20 GMT

Some of the rescue turtles are 100 years old and can

weigh up to 400 lbs.

@Oznell Thank you again for providing a thread about hope and those who do their best to help out during any devastating time.

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gertrudecloset — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 03:59:51 GMT

Hi @Oznell .

I just read that primates in a zoo in San Antoinio, Texas have died. They were chimpanzees, lemuires and a few others. In total 11 of them have frozen to death.

This is sooo sad. Thanks for sharing the story about the Sea Turtles! Beautiful creatures!

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/animals-primate-sanctuary-freeze-amid-texas-power-outage-75934971

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happycat — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 03:52:49 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@goldensrbest wrote:
I have: read that dogs are freezing too death in places.
Some people are without heat (3,000,000) and are pretty darn cold too. Texas government really screwed up this situation.

Well, I heard on the news that some people in Texas had been without heat for 44 hours and that was earlier today. I can't even imagine how desperate these people feel.

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Cakers3 — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 03:55:44 GMT

@gertrudecloset wrote:
Hi @Oznell .

I just read that primates in a zoo in San Antoinio, Texas have died. They were chimpanzees, lemuires and a few others. In total 11 of them have frozen to death.

This is sooo sad. Thanks for sharing the story about the Sea Turtles! Beautiful creatures!

@gertrudecloset 12 animals perished at the Primate Sanctuary, not at the zoo. They were found deceased as the workers began relocating the animals to the SA Zoo and to a sanctuary in Oklahoma Monday night.

The animals at the SA Zoo were treated with antibiotics, anti-inflamatory and pain medications and are doing well. I have no update regarding the animals in Oklahoma.

Just an FYI.