Save Georgey!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...Bf-VP5MIPA4YXY
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"We often put George out in our yard to catch some UVs because he's a red-footed tortoise," Dykstra told CBC News.
"My husband put him out for the afternoon and went inside to check on my three-year-old son who was sleeping. Between 3:30 p.m and 4 p.m. he was removed from our yard. Our gates and fences are all tortoise-proofed and locked but somehow he was removed unfortunately."
"He's a tortoise and I am scared someone is going to think he is a turtle and can be released into the water and he will sink like a rock."
The executive director of the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society says the incident is not unheard of.
"It does happen for sure where animals are stolen. Very rare, I would think, for a tortoise but I think tortoises are pretty rare to begin with. It is a unique animal. I really would hope that somebody wouldn't steal it but you never know," Deanna Thompson said.
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I doubt there are any lynx around Airdrie. There would be bobcats and coyotes.