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Article: Family loses pet tortoise: RODEO: Vito was grazing near church when witnesses say a man took reptile inside a vehicle.
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- June 13, 2006
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Byline: Tom Lochner
Jun. 13--Some people think reptiles aren't cuddly and cute, but don't tell that to Brett Casagrande, 4, and his mom, Nancy. Their pet tortoise, Vito, is all charm and personality -- more than 30 pounds of it.
"He's very friendly," said Nancy Casagrande. "He likes to get his neck rubbed. He'll stick it way out." But now Vito is gone, and the family is disconsolate. Vito was grazing outside the family's Rodeo home on a hill that belongs to St. Patrick Church and School on Saturday afternoon while Brett's dad, Larry Casagrande, mowed the grass and weeds for fire prevention. When he realized Vito was out of sight, Casagrande searched ...