Has it filled in a passenger locator, if it hasn't I'd grass it up, the little ******* might have covid.
Bloke in the bookshop asked if he could help me find something... 'Yes', I said. 'I'm looking for a book about tortoises' 'Hardback?' 'Yes, with funny little legs'
What about if it's an endangered species taken from the wild it's not as simple as checking Google to see what restrictions are when you've no idea what species it is. She should be reported and if it's legit she's fine if it's not she deserves what ever punishment is coming her way
Bottom line is why is this animal being smuggled into the UK in the first place? Why? Sorry if I'm missing something and being a nob but it needs asking.
I'm now back in the UK and lying in bed. Not so sure about the tortoise and its owner / breeder / seller! How it didn't get picked up at security I'll never know. Presumably the lady had shoved it in her bra. She was wearing skin tight Adidas cycling shorts, so it would definitely have been more than noticeable in her pants. As someone on here has mentioned, my first thought was that it must be a toy. For some reason she decided to get it out for a little walk in the departure lounge before boarding! I watched it walking up her arm for a good couple of minutes to be sure that it was definitely a live animal. Once we were up in the air, I asked a member of the cabin crew if any passengers were registered as travelling with an animal. When she answered no, I said I suspected that the lady covered in thick make-up and fake diamonds in row 3, seat E (I'd sent my kid to check!) was travelling with a tortoise in her hand luggage. Her reaction was absolutely priceless. I don't think I've ever seen a bigger "what the f*ck?" look on anyone's face. "A what?!" "Yes, you heard me correctly. A small tortoise." To cut a long story short, the cabin crew asked her and she confessed. Customs were informed, and after that I don't know. Maybe everything was fine, but the tortoise didn't look like a regular one. It was bright green with yellow markings on its shell. Absolutely beautiful little thing. So, I think that it could well have been a rare type, though I'm absolutely no expert in tortoise matters. In any case, the woman must have known that what she was doing looked suspicious at the very least. At worst, it was illegal, irresponsible, and possibly dangerous.
Yes, grass her up ( I see you did). This sort of thing is how covid started (according to the Chinese, who happened to be working on covid, in Wuhan, the very city where covid passed from one species to humans). As for security, the probably thought it was a badly faked hand grenade so let it through.