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Rescuer frees adorable turtle hatchling tangled in plastic on Indian beach

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This is the moment an animal rescuer carefully freed an adorable turtle hatchling from a plastic bag on a beach in southern India yesterday (April 6).

Rescuer Chella arrived at Silver Beach in the state of Tamil Nadu when he spotted the tiny reptile tangled in a plastic bag and struggling to break free.

Chella, 34, carefully removed the cute hatchling and watched as it scuttled unharmed into the sea.

Chella, whose original name is V Selvam, is one of Cuddalore’s most famous animal rescuers. He told local media that he has rescued 7,000 animals since 2017, with the support of the local authorities.

He told the New Indian Express website that although he is paid a small amount each time he catches snakes, he is not motivated by money. “I do not demand money because people will hesitate to call me the next time and kill the snake or the animal," he said. "So I just take the money they give and request them to call me and not harm the animal. Although people frequently call me to catch a snake, there is still lack of respect for this job. That needs to change so that more people come forward to rescue animals. Also, more measures should be taken so that animals are properly rescued and released into forests.”

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