I Stop For Turtles

Whenever  I see them trying to cross the road I stop and pick them up (if I am able to) and carry them to their destination.  I've seen one hit before during a walk and it was a gruesome sight.  I recently learned how to...

I believe that if I am going slow enough down a road and I know I can stop safely without causing an accident I do stop for those animals that come crossing the road.

I have seen many different kinds of turtles crossing the road and if...

I mean they live to be so old and they are so peaceful... they inspire me to mediate everyday!

It's the right thing to do and as long as I can hobble my butt out there, I'll move them out of harm's way. :)

As cruel as I am, I do in fact stop for turtles.  I even make the person I'm riding with stop so I can get out and move the things to the side of the road.  I don't know what makes me do such a kind act... maybe it's that...

Seeing this group made me realize that all the development around here means I haven't seen a turtle trying to cross the road in at least a decade. Years ago I even stopped once or twice and carried the turtle to the other side of the...

I guess I only stop for them because I wouldn't want to kill anything. And because I had a pet turtle once that I found crossing the street in front of my house. I ran out there and grabbed it because I knew it would be killed if I...

I was taking my little boy to his grandparents and thought there was a strange rock in the road... It was a little guy with a mostly yellow speckled shell.
We got out of the car and walked the rest of the way up, and we had to pet...

Most turtles that I've ever seen outside are heavy and slow and unable to get out of the way of moving vehicles if they're on the road, so whenever I've been driving and saw a turtle on the road I've stopped and moved him or her off to...

The town where I live has many streams and ponds. I frequently see turtles trying to cross the road. When I do, I stop and help them along. One time after I did a police officer stopped me and asked what was going on. After I...

Of course all animals deserve much respect, and we are responsible for not interfering their lives and letting them live normally.

I was born in and grew up in the Galapagos. Giant marine iguanas. Tortoises. Giant land iguanas. Winged albatrosses. Sea lions, fur seals, dolphins, star fish, even sharks! Loads of birds and wildlife. And turtles.

My home was right on...

I have saved turtles from the time of my childhood til now - not telling age :) After having children, they have always watched and helped me save turtles going across roads, etc.... as they grew up. Now, my adult children stop and...