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Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Sea turtles have always been a big draw for tourists at a seaside attraction, but, according to a new research review, captive turtles and turtle products could have a health risk associated with them. The review, published in the latest edition of JRSM Short Reports, found that wild-caught sea turtles living in captivity carry the risk of exposure to toxic contaminants and harmful pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and...

Report shows knowledge of overcrowding, disease publicly denied by Cayman Turtle Farm for more than five months NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an Independent Veterinary Assessment document recently made available to the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) from July 2012, the popular island and cruise line attraction Cayman Turtle Farm, or CTF, has had knowledge of animal health and endangerment problems on their property for more than five...