1.   The Reptile Protection Trust wants to ban the trade in pet turtles.

2.   A boy wanted to take his pet turtle with him on a trip, and his mother scolded him and told him to leave it at home.

3.   A boy wanted to take his pet turtle with him on a trip, but his mother scolded him and told him to leave it at home.

4.   Erin Green, visiting from Iowa, is carting home two small pet turtles and a decorative umbrella.

5.   If you remember the original movie, Rocky owned two pet turtles named Cuff and Link.

6.   One family let their pet turtle, Sandy, take a swim.

7.   As a result, some owners turn their pet turtles over to local zoos, or even dump them in ponds at the mall.

8.   Not so very long ago, one could buy pet turtles just about anywhere in the United States.