The Humane Society on Friday announced it is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who brutalized a Ventura pet tortoise.
The national organization offers rewards in animal cruelty cases across the country and works to strengthen laws against cruelty.
Bob, a 42-pound African spurred tortoise, was snatched Saturday from a Ventura home, mutilated and dumped.
The animal was resting peacefully at a Santa Barbara animal rehabilitation center Friday but still needed the aid of a feeding tube and had several open wounds.
Police asked anyone with information about the case to call Ventura detectives at 339-4394 or Crime Stoppers at 385-TALK. Police are offering their own reward of up to $1,000 for information.
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