American Tortoise Rescue
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Live Food Market Education Nationally
ATR is an advocacy group working to abolish "live market" slaughter of turtles throughout the US.
World Turtle Day
World Turtle Day celebrated every year on May 23rd to bring recognition to the plight of turtles and tortoises.
General education
Printing brochures and buying license plate frames are costly.
Veterinary Service
ATR provides vet services for people who cannot afford them. Turtles and tortoises are very costly to treat because of their shells and slow metabolism.
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Stop the sale of wild turtles and tortoises in the pet trade.
Educate people about the long term problems of owning sulcata tortoises.
Stop the proliferation of live food markets throughout the US where turtles are sold for food n deplorable conditions.
Increase education in schools throughout the country about the danger of having turtles and tortoises in the classroom.
Educate about the care and feeding of all species of turtle and tortoise.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Using public relations and social media, American Tortoises Rescue is able to reach an international audience about the plight of turtles and tortoises throughout the world and how they can help.
Work with groups like Groupon Grassroots to help spread the message.
Work with the American Sanctuary Association to educate and stop cruelty.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The founders of ATR are executives in the public relations and video production fields who understand the basics of reaching large numbers of people through publicity, social media and video. We also use volunteers to help spread the word and spearhead projects.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The progress has been huge in the outreach with World Turtle Day. We expect it to grow.
The progress in stopping the live food markets has been stunted because Fish & Game resources throughout the country have failed to help us and the Asian community is using racial innuendos against us. Live markets are a cruelty and health & safety issue, not a racial issue.
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Operations
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American Tortoise Rescue
Board of directorsas of 07/11/2013
Ms. Susan Tellem
no affiliation
Term: 1990 -
Susan Tellem
no affiliation
Marshall Thompson
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Dan Grody
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