Stop Sea Turtle Farming

Stop sea turtle farming


there is
no humane way
to farm sea turtles

Sea turtles are amazing. These solitary swimmers cover thousands of miles. So just imagine the cruelty of trapping one in a small filthy tank. Now imagine hundreds, thousands. Packed together, sea turtles get sick and stressed. They turn on each other. Tourists that pay to ‘meet’ these sensitive animals might not recognise the bite wounds, or know that handling them is mental torment.

The farm targets these same tourists again when it ends the turtles’ miserable lives, slaughtering them for sale as steaks and burgers. We think sea turtles deserve better. Let’s stop sea turtle farming today.

The last sea turtle farm on earth


With sandy beaches and crystal waters, the Cayman Islands looks close to paradise. But it is home to a living hell: the last turtle farm on earth. This tropical coastline should be a haven for wildlife and a heaven for wildlife lovers. But the Cayman Turtle Farm is an exploitative blot on the landscape, farming sea turtles long after any other such enterprises have shut down. The end of sea turtle farming here would mean an end to this horror worldwide. 
Help us make this happen. 

What's the problem with Sea Turtle Farming?

Conditions at the Cayman Turtle Farm make it impossible for the turtles to express their natural behaviour and can lead to disease, injury and even cannibalism.

To understand why, take a look at our awesome infographic. And make sure everyone else sees it too – share it on Facebook and help others to understand why sea turtle farming has to stop.

 
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In the media

Cayman News Service : Report confirms CTF woes
21/03/2013
Cayman News Service : Turtle Farm still polluting sea
21/03/2013
Cayman 27 : Big Story: Turtle Farm controversy
31/01/2013
Bloomberg Business Week : Cayman Sea Turtles Endure Slaughter, Tourists: Commentary
31/01/2013
Cayman I News : WSPA says Cayman Turtle Farm knew but denied turtles were suffering
29/01/2013
The Sunday Times : Tourists feast on 'abused' turtles
23/01/2013
Mail Online : Cayman's most popular tourist attraction is accused of breeding turtles for food
23/01/2013
Cayman i eye news : Does the Cayman Islands really need the 'cramped, dirty and overcrowded' turtle farm?
11/01/2013
Cayman News Service : Short film released about turtle controversy
10/01/2013
Cayman i eye news : Row over 'Factory Farming' of Sea Turtles
10/01/2013
Environment Protection : Help Save the Cayman Turtles
02/01/2013
Cayman Compass : Online poll: Most want turtle farming to stop
16/11/2012
Cayman News Service : Turtle farm position at odds with premier, say activists
15/11/2012
Cayman News Service : Farm to release 150 turtles in face of controversies
19/10/2012
Guardian : Activists say Cayman must stop farming sea turtles
19/10/2012

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