Two Men Could Face A Huge Fine For 'Surfing' Endangered Turtle

It's odd that we're at a point where some people are still unaware of what animal cruelty is.

Take these two men for example, who decided they'd take a picture of them 'surfing' a turtle. Before doing what they obviously thought was a great idea (it wasn't), they should've asked themselves: 'Would I like two beings, who are much heavier than me, standing on my back, pushing my face into sand?'. I'm guessing the answer would be no - so it's insane that they'd think it's okay to do it to another animal.

The two blokes, who reportedly took the picture on a beach on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, incorrectly labelled it a tortoise, when it's actually a Green Turtle. This type of sea turtle is endangered, and is protected worldwide.

Regarding the matter, a QPWS agency spokesperson told the Fraser Coast Chronicle: "QPWS are taking this matter very seriously and investigating further.

"These guys are just complete idiots - there's no way they should be doing what they were doing."

Due to investigation from both QPWS and The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, the two inebriated douche bags could face a fine of up to $20,000 each for harassing wildlife.

Featured image credit: @DominicCansdale

Mark McGowan

Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. In the past he blogged for independent football fan channel Redmen TV, after graduating from Staffordshire University with degrees in journalism and English literature. He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? and IIOC.