Lian is a special-needs red-eared slider for adoption from MATTS
As it gets colder and colder and we bundle up in our warmest layers, what about the cold-blooded animals who are always wearing their "coats" -- turtles and tortoises? Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society in Baltimore operates mainly as a conservation organization, but also provides rescue and adoption services to needy shelled friends.
Handling anywhere from 100-200 animals a year, MATTS is dedicated exclusively to turtles and tortoises. In addition to conservation and rescue, MATTS works hard to keep turtles and tortoises in their existing homes.
Because many people purchase these hard-shelled animals without proper knowledge or education, MATTS helps to provide their caretakers with information about how to best care for them.
Visit MATTS on Petfinder.
Do you know a shelter or rescue group
doing something creative and/or different? Let us know at outreach@petfinder.com.
Previous Member Spotlights:
A shelter sets up shop to save cats
Rescuing and rehabilitating unwanted donkeys
Finding homes for pet pigs
NYC's ACC Safety Net Program
A ferret rescue and resource in Texas
Rescues that focus on senior dogs
A safe haven for senior & special-needs cats
Rehabbing the Vick dogs and helping all pits
Special attention for pets with special needs
Inmates and adoptable pets help each other
Training shelter dogs to help the deaf
Previous Member Spotlights:
A shelter sets up shop to save cats
Rescuing and rehabilitating unwanted donkeys
Finding homes for pet pigs
NYC's ACC Safety Net Program
A ferret rescue and resource in Texas
Rescues that focus on senior dogs
A safe haven for senior & special-needs cats
Rehabbing the Vick dogs and helping all pits
Special attention for pets with special needs
Inmates and adoptable pets help each other
Training shelter dogs to help the deaf
