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If you thought you had bad neighbours, think again. A late-night party is nothing compared to what neighbours in a small Madagascar village had to put up with. It started with a strange smell coming from what everyone thought was a vacant house. They all tried their best to ignore the smell, but they knew something was wrong.
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If you thought you had bad neighbors,
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think again. A late night party is
0:04
nothing compared to what neighbors in a
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small Madagascar village had to put up
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with. It started with a strange smell
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coming from what everyone thought was a
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vacant house. They all tried their best
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to ignore the smell, but they knew
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something was wrong. Eventually, the
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neighbors banded together to call in the
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professionals. At first, the residents
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in the neighborhood couldn't put a
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finger on where the smell was coming
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from. The smell was so strong that it
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felt like it was suffocating the entire
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area. Nobody wanted to point fingers
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either, so the issue just kept getting
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worse and worse. Finally, the
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neighborhood came together and
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discovered the smell was coming from a
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seemingly abandoned house. Now, they
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decided they should try to do something
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about it. The neighbors now had to
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figure out how to get in and solve the
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problem. Since the house was abandoned,
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they could enter illegally, but the
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smell was so rancid that they wanted to
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make sure there was no trouble inside.
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They considered calling the police, but
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they didn't want to bother them with
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what seemed like a silly question at the
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time. What was in the house that anyone
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would dare even go near it? Incredibly,
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the smell actually went away for a
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while. And the neighbors went about
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their regular business. But before we
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that notification bell so that you won't
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miss any new stories. Just when everyone
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thought that their worries were over,
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the smell came back in full force. The
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neighbors even had a meeting to discuss
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the issue among themselves. At this
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point, everyone came to the conclusion
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that the smell was coming from the
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suspected house. However, they knew that
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they couldn't intrude by themselves, so
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they decided it was time to call the
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police. They told the officers that the
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smell was beginning to concern them, and
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the officers had an idea what it might
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be. After receiving the call, the police
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did their duty and investigated the
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house. The police didn't know what they
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were up against, so they made the
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necessary preparations in case anything
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went arry. They brought in a team of
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specialists, including a medical
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examiner and a wildlife expert, among
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others. Sori Randrienjafzanaka was one
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of the members of the wildlife
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committee. Her department was one of the
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expert committees called upon by the
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police to help investigate the house.
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The department is usually called for
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instances regarding foul smells that are
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reported. Randrianjafisanaka is the head
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of the agency and when she heard about
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the house, she went herself to
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investigate. The exact location of the
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house was located in the city of Toiara,
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a place on the southwest coast of
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Madagascar. The town is regarded as
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being incredibly beautiful as well as
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peaceful where the residents coexist
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without any real troubles. Because of
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the city's reputation, the police had a
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hard time believing that the situation
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was a result of foul play. So they
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called on Randrianjafa Fizanaka just in
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case the smell might be animal related.
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The environmental agency has been
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established for a very long time. So it
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seemed more than its fair share of
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insane incidents involving animals.
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They've dealt with animals of all
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different kinds ranging from fearful
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kittens to fierce predators. Upon
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arriving at the home, they realized that
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the pungent smell was something that
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they couldn't put their finger on.
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Randrian Fizanaka was beside herself as
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to what it could be, so she prepared
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herself to enter. When the police and
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experts entered the house, the smell was
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so strong that many of them even became
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laded. They were completely engulfed in
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the scent and had no choice but to keep
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moving deeper into the house. Still,
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they were yet to discover what the
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source actually was. As they made their
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way through the house, everyone stopped
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in their tracks when they heard a noise.
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Although the sound was not very loud, it
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was loud enough that everyone heard it.
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Everyone was on their guard now, almost
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sure that they weren't alone. As it
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turns out, there were other people on
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the property. Both parties were in
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complete shock. This only made the
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police and experts more confused than
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they originally were. When the team came
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face tof face with the other people,
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they had shovels in their hands. Not
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only that, but they were digging holes
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as well. They appeared to be digging the
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holes as fast as they could and were
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surrounded by objects as well. The team
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didn't know what to make of it.
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Everything that they were expecting to
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find had just gone out of the window.
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Not only was the house not abandoned,
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but there were people there digging
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holes. When the police approached and
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asked what they were doing,
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unsurprisingly, they began acting
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strange. Now, everyone knew that
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something was definitely off about the
4:16
whole situation. The diggers looked like
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they were trying to hide something, a
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look the cops could see right through.
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As soon as the police moved closer, they
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dropped their shovels as if they had
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been caught. Yet, the team still didn't
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quite understand what they would be
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guilty for. yet. As if they knew they
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were in trouble. The diggers immediately
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put their hands up in the air. There was
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no point in running, so their only
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option was cooperating. The police then
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assumed that they did something bad and
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followed protocol. After they had
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arrested the suspects, the police were
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able to go back inside to see what the
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people had been hiding. So, the
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authorities headed back into the trashed
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interior of the house and braved the
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smell once again. Upon entering the
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rooms, it was clear that the interior of
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the house had been completely destroyed.
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Everything was falling apart. There was
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no light and the ceilings and windows
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were covered in cobwebs. They were still
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looking around to find the source of the
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foul stench when they discovered
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something unbelievable. The floor was
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moving in certain areas of the house. At
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first, they were startled until they
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finally realized what they were looking
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at. Almost the entire floor was covered
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in tortoises that were packed in like
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sardines. There were so many that it
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looked like they made up the entire
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floor. The team was speechless as they
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stood in disbelief. However, Randreanja
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Fizanaka realized that these were no
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ordinary tortoises and had no clue where
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they had all come from. It was hard to
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look through the rest of the house
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because there were so many of them
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scattered everywhere. Randon Jaffy
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Anonica knew there was something special
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about these tortoises and she was right.
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The tortoises are rare and are known as
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radiated tortoises. They are rarely
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spotted in the wild and only a limited
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number of the species call Madagascar
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home. They are known for their docile
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nature as well as the unique markings on
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their shell. It started to make sense to
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Randri and Jafisanaka and the rest of
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the team why the people they arrested
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had all these animals. Because of their
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rarity, these creatures are often
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poached by criminals. Some people even
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eat them as a delicacy. On the less
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extreme side of things, people own them
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as pets. However, keeping these rare
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tortoises is against the law, but
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clearly that isn't stopping anybody.
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There are a lot of underground
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operations that involve stealing the
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tortoises and illegally selling them. At
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this point, the species is almost
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extinct because of how they are treated.
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This instance was especially heinous.
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Randre Anjafizanaka immediately knew
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what she needed to do. She needed to get
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these tortoises out of the house as soon
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as possible and relocate them to a safe
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and suitable place. These animals had
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been horrendously treated and it was
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more than likely that many of them were
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on the brink of death. It was going to
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be a lot of work and take a lot of time,
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but every second the tortoises remained
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in the house, they were in danger. At
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one point, this species of tortoises
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were thriving. However, in recent years,
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their numbers have dropped drastically.
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In the 1,990s,
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it was estimated that their population
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was around 12 million, still a
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relatively low number. However, by 2010,
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their numbers had dropped below 6
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million. Now, there are only an
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estimated 3 million. Although the team
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knew that there were countless tortoises
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in the house, they couldn't tell how
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many. In total, there were over 9,000 of
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them crammed in that small space.
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Although the tortoises had been living
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in appalling conditions and had been
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horribly mistreated, they were happy
7:36
that they were able to recover so many.
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Because many of them were sickly, a lot
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of care was taken in transporting them
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to a safe place. Because they had found
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so many, the team was hopeful that they
7:46
might be able to help bring their
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population numbers up. Unfortunately,
7:50
not everything was as good as it seemed
7:52
with the animals. Even though those
7:54
helping with the tortoises were happy
7:55
that they found them, they also learned
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the hard truth. Unfortunately, it was
7:59
discovered that many of the tortoises
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wouldn't survive to the next week
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because many of them were severely ill.
8:05
Most of them were very dehydrated, and
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although the vets did all they could do,
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they couldn't save them all. Even
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working around the clock, it was almost
8:14
impossible to work with over 9,000
8:16
tortoises. The people who had called the
8:18
police about the smell were in disbelief
8:20
by what was found inside. Not only were
8:22
they surprised that there was criminal
8:24
activity occurring, but that there were
8:26
9,000 endangered tortoises inside. It's
8:29
likely if they had never called about
8:31
the issue, the culprits would have got
8:33
away with their crime. Of course, the
8:35
story went viral with many activists
8:37
raising awareness about all kinds of
8:38
animals that are mistreated as the
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tortoises were. Although many people
8:42
have been caught, arrested, and charged
8:44
for animal cruelty, it still continues
8:47
to happen every day. People become so
8:49
controlled by greed and money that they
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forget animals are living beings just
8:54
like us and deserve to be treated with
8:56
respect. Unfortunately, the pet industry
8:59
isn't always better. With many people
9:01
calling for reform, many people boycott
9:04
the industry entirely because they think
9:06
the animals aren't being treated as they
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should be, even if they are legal
9:10
animals. All in all, around 8,000 of the
9:12
tortoises survived the near-death
9:14
experience. Now, the question is what to
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do with them. The team wasn't sure if
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they were ready to be released back into
9:21
the wild, but they were also sure that
9:23
no one facility could look after all
9:25
8,000 of them. After all, they had been
9:27
through the worst. So now everyone just
9:30
wanted them to be comfortable and happy.
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It was the least they could do for them.
9:34
As it turns out, the tortoises couldn't
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be released back into the wild. This is
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so because they have spent much of their
9:40
lives in that house. So simply releasing
9:43
them back into the wild would put them
9:45
at risk of dying or being captured by
9:47
poachers once again. Instead, they will
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be looked after closely by teams of
9:52
experts who will ensure that they are
9:54
safe and comfortable. Now the tortoises
9:57
can finally relax a day. The tortoises
9:59
have never had a better life. They get
10:01
plenty of attention, food, water, and
10:04
have a dedicated team that is beyond
10:06
excited to work with them. At the
10:07
moment, the first thing that the
10:09
researchers are focusing on is how to
10:11
get their population numbers back up.
10:13
They have 8,000 tortoises to work with,
10:15
so things are beginning to look up. Not
10:17
just for this group of tortoises, but
10:19
the overall species. Not only are the
10:22
people who illegally hoarded these poor
10:24
turtles criminals, but they're animal
10:26
abusers as well. Considering the extent
10:29
of their crime, many people wanted to
10:31
see them receive the justice they
10:32
thought the criminals deserve. In court,
10:34
they were judged harshly and received
10:36
long prison sentences for their crimes.
10:38
This also helped send a message to
10:40
anyone else who might be involved in
10:42
such activities. Now the criminals will
10:45
know what it's like to be held against
10:46
their will in a small
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