This is the month for apple blossom, tulips and, hopefully, some warm spring sunshine. And for a small but dedicated band of animal lovers there’s another reason to love April: their tortoises will ...

A tortoise named Mr T who had gone astray, was rescued after venturing onto a railway line. Passengers quickly alerted the authorities and staff at Bicester North Station Oxfordshire, came to the ...

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The RSPCA has appealed to the public against abandoning animals after two dead tortoises were found in a woodland in Harlow.

The reptile, whose cage was found upside down, disappeared despite security measures to keep him safe, officers said.

Attention reptile-lovers, what do you call an animal that lives in a shell made of bone and keratin, shuffles along at a slow pace and lives on land? Any guesses? You may have off-handedly answered ...

A tortoise at the centre of a police inquiry after disappearing from his home in Nottinghamshire (Nottinghamshire Police/PA) A 35-year-old pet tortoise has been reported stolen after disappearing from ...

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