Article: The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Lauren Ritchie column: Questions arise as tortoises get chance to live.(Column)

Byline: Lauren Ritchie

Apr. 6--Question: So how long does it take for a tortoise buried alive to die? (This is not a light-bulb joke.) Answer: Often more than six months. "It's just appalling, and they take forever to die," said Terry Godts, a nursery owner and environmental activist. "It's unthinkable." "The little guys over at Lost Lake are still probably trying to dig themselves out." Godts was referring to an incident nearly a decade ago in which the Lake County School Board bulldozed over reptiles while building Lost Lake Elementary, entombing them. It was not a shining moment in district history. Smothering tortoises alive is a ...

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