Snapperfest - a festival where participants compete in the pull is enough for the turtle head

Snapperfest Festival is a clear example of animal cruelty, where the participants have to pull the turtles head for as long as she does not lean out of the shell so that her neck could clasp hands. The festival is held for a decade, despite numerous attempts Society for the Protection of Animals PETA to ban the festival.

This year the festival took place on 20 of August. As usual, in the state of Indiana has gathered a huge number of spectators and participants in violent action. According to the contest, each contestant has to run up to the tank, filled with turtles, grab one of them by the tail, and then pull its head out of the shell. The winner is the one who will do it the fastest.

Festival organizers Snapperfest said that the participants do not kill the turtles, so the talk about animal cruelty at the festival are not baseless. But experts have confirmed that most of the turtles are killed after a holiday by the resulting stress and trauma, suffering from agonizing pain until his death. Moreover, the turtle - cold-blooded creatures, so the hot August weather causes them more suffering.

Source: www.muz4in.net

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