This poor lil guy is a captive at Okinawa World in Okinawa Japan. He is one among many of the animals kept there that are not treated up to American standards for animals. He seemed drawn to me the moment I knelt by his cage. It broke my heart to leave him. I have learned much about culture and other countries views towards animals and their treatment. Learning these things, makes me proud to be an American. I truely believe any animal small or large has the right to a happy life......
37 responses
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Dom Ioele said (7 Jun 2008):
Whimsical shot! I have a similar close up of a turtle's head on my JPGmag page...
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Jan Hoffman gave props (7 Jun 2008):
Excellent!
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Morgan Courtney said (15 Jun 2008):
This picture brought a tear to my eye! This poor turtle- i just want to reach in, grab him an put him next to a big pond or something.
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Antje Sommer said (17 Jun 2008):
great shot!
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Watson Inglis said (23 Jun 2008):
thank you for loving animals!
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Amy Scott said (7 Aug 2008):
i want to hug him :(
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Abbey Cahill said (8 Aug 2008):
I am with Morgan on this one. I wish I could bring him home to a pond or a lake. Poor little guy.
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Stephanie Sarad said (3 Sep 2008):
thanks guys!! im glad to see so many people reacting to this with such compassion. My fav part of the photo is how his eyes are the most in focus and he looks a bit teary.... poor baby...
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Samwell gave props (11 Sep 2008):
Awww..... i love him! no seriously....... ( ^ _ ^ )/
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Ray Kenn gave props (14 Sep 2008):
Nice catch ;-)
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Aj Offsuit gave props (27 Sep 2008):
What a sad story. :( This turtle reminds me of the turtle from the Never Ending Story.
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Liliane Paingaud gave props (27 Sep 2008):
It makes me so sad to look at his eyes ! What a great photo!
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*#!@&*June Phillips gave props (27 Sep 2008):
This is why I don't go to zoo's I hate to see caged animals poor thing
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Stephanie Sarad said (27 Sep 2008):
Liliane~don't his eyes look so teary?? awwww lil turty...
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Stephanie Sarad said (27 Sep 2008):
AJ~ OMG youre right!!! he does look like the turtle from the Neverending Story!!! LOL
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Christopher Boles gave props (29 Sep 2008):
You captured the real feeling of both you and the turtle in this image. Great shot!
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Stephanie Sarad said (29 Sep 2008):
hey thanks christopher! we were both pretty sad... snif snif
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! ! ! Anice ! ! ! Bommerscheim gave props (29 Sep 2008):
Well said, I agree 100% with you! Nice shot btw~
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Eric Finster gave props (29 Sep 2008):
funny that I should save this shot to My Favorites, I'm saddened just looking at him...That makes it a Great Shot!!!!! well done.
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Bernadette MacPherson-Morris said (1 Oct 2008):
photojournalism at it's best....hardly enough room for this beautiful creature to even poke it's head out...You've done all you could do by capturing this moment and sharing with the world ...one small act may help to make even at least one person to sympathize with 'life' in all forms. I hate to see animals caged :( I hate the circus, pet stores and chains. This pic will be in my heart forever...
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Bernadette MacPherson-Morris gave props (1 Oct 2008):
excellent capture
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Barbara Gerstner gave props (1 Oct 2008):
Just heartbreaking.........wish we could rescue them all={
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barbee cain said (2 Oct 2008):
wayyyy too cute!
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Fanny Menard gave props (1 Nov 2008):
Amazing capture!!!
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Dennis Perry gave props (12 Dec 2008):
Well said!
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Jeff Ore gave props (20 Dec 2008):
Great Shot
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Kyra Gibson said (25 Jan 2009):
ohhh! such a sad photo! I have a turtle named Howard, and I can't even imagine him like this!
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Bobby Bonsey said (19 Feb 2009):
Great picture. This turtle looks like it would cry if it could. I think your other perspective is silly. We treat our cows and chickens terribly (aside from hundreds of other cases of maltreatment towards animals let alone humans). What is an American standard?
How can you be proud of the way our food corporations treat animals for produce? It's no different than how Zoo's treat their animals in Japan. This is a simple case of just because you don't see it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. -
Natalia Presztolanszky said (13 May 2009):
It is very-very sad....
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Mariah Green said (23 May 2009):
oh my god ): this really tugs at the heart strings.
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Maria Uribe gave props (5 Jun 2009):
poor little thing! great picture!
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Wednesday Irving gave props (30 Jun 2009):
Great shot- an adorable little thing- that really deserves better treatment
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Patricia Gil said (26 Aug 2009):
heart broken
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Becky Krawczyk gave props (27 Aug 2009):
Wow, great capture.
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bimal goculdas gave props (27 Aug 2009):
super shot and super commentary
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Carol F said (6 Sep 2009):
a real artist
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Suzanne Arnold gave props (29 Oct 2009):
this was a "Very" good shot, also a sad one...a teaching moment
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