The Turtle Lawsuit, in a Shell-Turtle advocate, collector, and breeder VOLUNTEERS to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a confidential informant against black market turtle dealers.
-Receives $400 from Fish and Wildlife Service to purchase illegal turtles from a black market dealer in a sting operation, who turned out to be a Georgia DNR officer. Expecting that they'd convict the errant DNR officer...
-Instead they use his involvement in that sting operation, to warrant a search of his property and seize his large collection.
-Georgia DNR than proceeds to improperly care for the rare turtles leading to over 200 turtle ninja deaths.
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