Meatless Mouthful–Angela Kinsey Wants Sea Turtles Off Plastic And The Hook
Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, December 17th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Meatless Mouthful.
“I don’t want to live in a world where I could say to my daughter, ‘There used to be turtles that swam in the ocean.’ Cut down on your use of plastic shopping bags because many end up in the ocean. If you’re at a beach where there are sea turtles, just let them be. And don’t throw trash out on the street near coastlines. Pick it up!”
—Angela Kinsey from “The Office,” speaking about a new campaign she’s working on with Oceana to help conserve sea turtles, called Off The Hook.
It’s thought that sea turtles will often confuse plastic bags with their prey of jellyfish and try to ingest them, leading to partial or complete obstruction of the GI tract. The more plastic the sea turtle eats, the more likely it will die, but even smaller amounts can affect their health.
Defenders of Wildlife says fisheries are also a great threat to the creatures that can live up to 80 years old. The turtles will bite baited hooks or become entangled in lines or crushed by dredges.
Photo: PR Photos
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