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Listen as Compassionate Pilots Refuse to Commit Turtle Murder

Bucky Turco — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:00:25 +0000

An American Airlines pilot could have easily ran over a turtle that was obstructing his takeoff at JFK Airport during takeoff yesterday and avoided any delays, but when he was given the option to have it removed by an air traffic controller, he light heartedly responded: “Suuure.”

Other pilots then began to chime in the positions of other slow moving terrapins that were crossing the runway, all of which were removed without incident. You can listen to their official sounding empathy below:

Turtles: More Dangerous Than You Think

Bucky Turco — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:17:20 +0000

A Brooklyn family’s apartment was destroyed after a pet turtle escaped its ~~torturous container~~ tank causing a heat lamp to fall down and set fire to nearby art supplies reports the New York Post. No one was home at the time and over 60 firefighters responded to the blaze, one of whom saved the six-year-old African tortoise as it was crawling around the kitchen.

Turtles Invade JFK

Bucky Turco — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:27:55 +0000

A runway at New York’s JFK Airport was closed after dozens of diamondback turtles started wandering onto the tarmac. Flights were delayed for about 35 minutes while the Port Authority’s wildlife team swooped in and safely removed 78 of the reptiles or as the FAA described them: “RWY CONTAMINATION.” Still, the trespassers could have suffered a far worse fate. |Gothamist|