steve wrote:It would be a last resort and I don't think this is the case here. Releasing is also problematic... do you know who owns the lake?
Kingbird44 wrote:I was recently having a discussion with someone about whether euthanizing or releasing a turtle would be better. Both are last resorts. I personally think that, especially outside of it's native range, euthanizing may be better than releasing (not counting someone's supervised backyard pond), since you could be introducing disease and possibly be sentencing the turtle to a slow death, starving. However, that is a euthanasia by a trained veterinarian, NOT the freezer.
That said, like Steve and litefoot said, you should exhaust all rehoming possibilities first. If it came from a pet store, I think returning it there is a better option than releasing or euthanizing.
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