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PetSmart Ends Sales of Turtles and Tortoises: PETA Statement
April 09, 2026
NORFOLK, Virginia, April 9 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:

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PetSmart Ends Sales of Turtles and Tortoises: PETA Statement

Following multiple PETA investigations into the large-scale breeding operations that supply PetSmart and other stores--each of which has revealed deprivation, immense animal suffering, and death--PetSmart has ended its sales of several live animal species, including turtles, tortoises . . .

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