Purebred animals have tatoos (or microchips) so you can easily trace them to their breeder and therefore – current owner. WHen we put down purebreds it was usually becuase they were nuts, had been injured or something odd, 90 % of all pet requests were for “purebred” animals so any healthy purebred was easily adopted out.
Some dogs were not necessarily purebreds but certainly looked like it…
Anyhow if you want to blame anyone – blame the BACK YARD BREEDERS – people who just have a “cute” dog or cat and let it breed… Your facts are incorrect.
I’ve looked for them online at multiple websites, and I can’t find any turtle breeders. But there definitely has to be at least ONE in this whole entire state. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Or maybe to a turtle rescue or something?
Your local herpetological society would have information on both… here’s what a quick search found for me:
I can’t find a turtle breeder in connecticut