13-08-2021
New Vlog of the shelter
Recently, our regular vlogger Nathalie I've been to the shelter again. This vlog gives a nice picture of what has improved and changed in the shelter in th…
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17-07-2021
Today someone found your turtle!
Someone found your turtle today. Your turtle that you probably bought as a small and cute animal. Did he grow too big? Or was he too much work? Someone fou…
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17-07-2021
Cooperation TV program.
For an informative TV program for a commercial Dutch broadcaster, we are looking for people who would like to cooperate. The program aims to highlight in a…
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10-07-2021
Everyone knows how important ventilation is nowadays...
When keeping turtles, this is no different. Ventilation is good and necessary but make sure that it does not become trips... because that makes turtles sic…
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06-07-2021
Literally from the shore into the ditch and otherwise dead!
As the only turtle shelter in the Netherlands, we are currently carrying out a fierce offensive against unwilling and turtle-unfriendly organizations. We a…
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23-06-2021
New outdoor residence tortoises
It took a while, already in 2020 we received financial help from Stichting Dierenlot to be able to build the outdoor residence of our tortoises. However, d…
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19-06-2021
Map Netherlands found turtles
We have recently shared a Google map with the locations where we have taken care of turtles. These are all found turtles. This gives a good picture of the …
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12-06-2021
Temporary shelter found turtle
Instructions temporary care (emergency shelter) of a turtle. As a non-profit foundation run entirely by volunteers and based in the north of the Netherland…
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02-06-2021
Why does a turtle die in the Dutch wild?
Apart from the fact that it is gross animal abuse to leave a kept animal to its fate, it is also certain that the animal will die within a few years anyway…
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31-05-2021
Turtle shelter in Harkema starts its own Animal Ambulance!
Because, what I was afraid of... has happened! Recently we received an email from the Animal Protection with the announcement that they have introduced a n…
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31-05-2021
Yesss finally out
Today it was a nice summer day, it was high time to release some of the large aquatic turtles in the pond. Our big Sulcata tortoises were also allowed to g…
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