There are plenty of calls that animal protection officers expect to receive. Loose dogs, injured wildlife, and the occasional escaped pet usually top the list.
A stranded snapping turtle tangled in fishing line in the middle of a lake is a little less common. That’s exactly what prompted an unusual rescue in Lafayette, Colorado.
In a Facebook post by the Lafayette Police Department, Animal Protection Officer Hettinger responded to Waneka Lake after reports of a common snapping turtle that had become entangled in discarded fishing line. The turtle was stranded in the water and unable to free itself…