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Jilly Beattie

Digger driver required to create new home for Goliath the giant rescue terrapin

An animal rescue group needs a digger to help create a home for a giant terrapin turtle.

The folk at Almost Home Animal Rescue in Co Down sent out an SOS this morning.

They need to dig a pond for this giant Goliath, and 18 others terrapins, including Tetley who's just the size of a teabag.

But without a digger the work will take a lot of time and effort.

A spokesperson for the charity said: "Urgent help needed. Are you local to Moira ? Do you have a digger?

"We are in desperate need of someone to come and dig a hole for our new pond.

"We have had a huge terrapin arrive, he’s been living in a lake for the last few years and is huge.

"That’s us up to 16 with three more needing space."

The charity have arranged a specialist to create the pond once the earth is excavated.

The spokesperson said:"We literally just need a hole dug. So we are asking the public if they can help dig us out of this hole."

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