mumbai three endangered turtles which were packed in a plastic cover and dumped in front of a house in four bungalows andheri west were rescued by animal activists on thursday morning responding to a call from an activist who rehabilitates stray dogs and cats sunish subramanian honorary wildlife warden helped in the rescue of the turtles on thursday i got a call from anusha srinivasan iyer after which we rescued two soft shelled turtles and one northern river terrapin which are protected under the wildlife protection actnormally we get puppies and kittens abandoned outside our home pawsitive farm sanctuary said iyer today we saw a large blue plastic cover and from it one head popped out and a pair of eyes looked at me it was a turtle inside the cover there were three large turtlesactivist nisha kunju who attended the call said i was surprised when anusha sent me photos of turtles in a plastic bag from the look of it they are clearly abandoned pets as they are of big species people tend to buy turtles when they are pintsized for feng shui and good luck and are even gifted by friends but as they grow people want to get rid of themveterinarian dr rahul meshram who examined the three turtles said they are healthy and fit to be released into their natural habitat