27-10-2024
After years of struggle, finally succeeded
And rest assured dear owners, you can keep your turtle just as it is at the beginning of the rules. Make sure you can prove that you already had them befor…
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14-10-2024
The building and the land are now owned by the turtles.
At the beginning of this year we received a huge sum of 100,000 euros from Stichting DierenLot, with which we have been able to pay the last remainder of t…
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06-10-2024
It's very striking...
When people give up their turtles, they are almost all influenced by friends, family and acquaintances to DO NOT bring the turtle to a shelter. Everyone kn…
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22-09-2024
Every euro is worth twice!!
From 21 September to 6 October 2024 helps Stichting DierenLot more than 250 animal organizations in the Netherlands with an annual digital collection. Ever…
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22-07-2024
Import STOP of found turtles.
Unfortunately, we have to announce that as of today, July 22, 2024, we will hopefully introduce a temporary stop with newly found, usually dumped turtles. …
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05-06-2024
Yeah they are there, the FAN OF Stichting Schildpaddenopvang Nederland t-shirts
Yeah they are there, the FAN OF Stichting Schildpaddenopvang Nederland t-shirts Show that you are a fan of us and that you are AGAINST turtle dumping! For …
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29-04-2024
Dierenlot donates 100,000 euros!
Still speechless that we recently received a dream cheque of no less than 100,000 euros from Stichting DierenLot We have worked so hard with all the volunt…
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14-04-2024
Catching action weakened (dumped) turtles
Together with a top team of volunteers from Missing/found animals Schiedam and Stichting Schildpaddenopvang Nederland - Harkema - Friesland today we were a…
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13-04-2024
Is your Animal Ambulance already connected?
For more information, please visit: https://www.schildpaddenopvang.nl/samenwerkingen/…
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12-04-2024
Turtles at the Vellevest in Schiedam
We always try to keep the page positive and make the turtle suffering visible, but in useless discussions we do not put any energy. We therefore hope that …
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10-03-2024
Via the GGD an emergency message came in for this pretty girl.
She lived with her owner in a polluted house. Once inside the aquarium was empty and it turned out that she had just crawled under the couch.... That was a…
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04-03-2024
Today there was a real Rotterdam report...
"Governor! Some idiot put 2 turtles in the ditch here!" Luckily, the turtles could leave almost immediately and we could quickly treat them in a tray with …
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