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STARVING TORTOISES. 





CANNOT refrain from draw- 

 ing attention to the cruelty 

 with which these inoffensive 

 creatures are often treated 

 with regard to their food. 

 One constantly hears the remark, 

 "We had a tortoise for a few 

 months, but it died." Either from 

 carelessness or ignorance the poor 

 tortoise is hardly ever properly fed, 

 and, though it can endure privation for a longer 

 time than most creatures, yet unless food is 

 supplied it must die miserably of starvation at 



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