A turtle tied to a large stone and left to drown in Gozo’s Mġarr Harbour was found by the Armed Forces yesterday, triggering widespread anger and disgust. The AFM said it was alerted to a floating object in the harbour and crewmen from a patrol boat went on site to recover the turtle. The planning authority’s environment protection officers certified it was dead. Comments in reaction to the story on the timesofmalta.com condemned the act and called for stiffer fines for incidents of animal cruelty.

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