Petition updateTake the iPads Off The TortoisesTurtle Conservancy has concerns for museum tortoises
Lisbeth OdenAspen, CO, United States
Aug 9, 2014 — http://www.aspentimes.com/news/12527756-113/museum-conservancy-art-aspen And my response to Mr. Goode at the Turtle Conservancy Dear Mr. Goode, By way of introduction, I am Lisbeth Oden, the person who started the petition about the Tortoises here in Aspen, Colorado. First of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time to speak with the Aspen Times and for publicly voicing the Turtle Conservation's involvement in this installation and your concerns about the tortoises here. While I too am concerned for Turtles and Tortoises with the upcoming Ninja Turtles movie, and appreciate people seeing how big these animals can get, I do believe there is a bigger concern here. I think children and irresponsible adults will see this as permission to attach things to all animals. Children mimic what they see adults doing. So it is not a stretch in my mind that children will see this and start attaching things to animals they encounter. Unfortunately, they will not be as careful as the Art Museum as been and will use screws, toxic glue and god only knows what else, causing inexorable damage. Anytime a pubic display like this, movies, etc shows that it's ok to do various things to animals, children and other non-well adjusted adults will think it's ok/funny, etc and follow suit. At the very least, there needs to be someone there talking to people and kids about this and telling them "Do Not Try This At Home". Perhaps even hand outs and displays about how many species of turtles and tortoises are endangerd and bring light to the work you all are doing. This may help offset the potential for danger to other animals, I fear they will anyway. I am greatly concerned that this installation is setting a very bad example on how to treat turtles/tortoises and animals in general and hope that you will consider this and further encourage the Art Museum to end this project. Thank you for your time, Lisbeth Odén
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