# @embracingecho on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbGsaFnPqHT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68105784-embracingecho-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8c92e890b3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T18:07:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jaime Simpson (@embracingecho) — https://gondola.cc/embracingecho

## Caption

I really don’t have words. This is so sad and I really don’t know much about tortoises. After researching and finding out how getting crushed alive in a trash truck would be equivalent to the pain of a skull fracture.. I was just so disgusted in what we found. Local pet stores have told us in the past that they throw away things for pets because they aren’t allowed to donate it and have encouraged us to check. So every once in a while I check to see if there’s donate-able items since our local rescues are always in need. Living animals wasn’t something I expected to find. I didn’t know if I wanted to post this because I’m so disappointed in myself for not crawling in there and looking for more. I just didn’t think about it in the moment.

#TortoiseRescue #AnimalRescue #SaveTheTortoises #AnimalAbandonment #BeTheirVoice

## Stats

- **Views:** 57,412
- **Likes:** 3,207
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 131

## Tags

betheirvoice, animalabandonment, tortoiserescue, savethetortoises, animalrescue

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