Silly Kaepernick putting his helmet on Sammy! Don’t you know he’s got a permanent helmet? He’s probably as anxious to avoid a tackle as you and your teammates are

We here are tort-time are trying not to focus on the article itself (SHAME on you USA today! ) and instead focus on how awesome Sammy is. Unlike USA today and the commenters on the San Francisco Chronicle article, we think its awesome that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a pet tortoise.  I bet he’s got a nice yard to graze and love that Kaepernick shared his love for his tortoise with the media. 

Don’t listen to those journalists, this isn’t a fad.. owning a tortoise or turtle takes effort, and these animals are just as worthy of attention as any of your celebs/athletes cats or dogs. 

you can click on this caption to read the obnoxious article if you like. 

 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a pet tortoise named Sammy. It weighs over 100 pounds and “eats the backyard” according to The San Francisco Chronicle. 

Silly Kaepernick putting his helmet on Sammy! Don’t you know he’s got a permanent helmet? He’s probably as anxious to avoid a tackle as you and your teammates are

We here are tort-time are trying not to focus on the article itself (SHAME on you USA today! ) and instead focus on how awesome Sammy is. Unlike USA today and the commenters on the San Francisco Chronicle article, we think its awesome that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a pet tortoise.  I bet he’s got a nice yard to graze and love that Kaepernick shared his love for his tortoise with the media. 

Don’t listen to those journalists, this isn’t a fad.. owning a tortoise or turtle takes effort, and these animals are just as worthy of attention as any of your celebs/athletes cats or dogs. 

you can click on this caption to read the obnoxious article if you like. 

 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a pet tortoise named Sammy. It weighs over 100 pounds and “eats the backyard” according to The San Francisco Chronicle. 

Brutus lives! This one is for @kippygo

Kate Winslet and the 90-year-old mother of Richard Branson safely escaped the fire that destroyedthe Virgin Group magnate’s Caribbean home on Necker Island, but there was also another surprise survivor: Branson’s pet tortoise. 

“We came up to the ruins of the great house and we found our pet tortoise Brutus amongst all the ashes, looking very, very well and healthy,” he said in an interview that aired on Today. “He’ll father many more tortoises on the island.” 

So glad to see Brutus is safe and still has the chance to be the first tortoise in space via Virgin Galactic 🙂