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A teenager microwaves her pet turtle – and the internet is outraged.
Jonasia Simpson, from Boston in the United States, documented her shocking deed on social media, posting a before and after picture of the turtle’s horrific death.
Twitter exploded after she posted the pics and Simpson suddenly found herself facing online abuse and threats from users. She’s since deleted her account.
Jonasia Simpson you deserve a special place in hell. I hope you'll explode in there too. https://t.co/riEe6dqlsx — syafiq terry (@SyafiqTerry) May 19, 2017
Ayyooo where can I find Jonasia Simpson, I just wanna talk https://t.co/uXsDntpAvO — ?gab$ (@saucygabss) May 19, 2017
Jonasia Simpson ima need you to accept me on fb. i just wana talk. send that location. i just wana talk. https://t.co/yvr6DXXN16 — honey ??? (@kmamassss) May 19, 2017
Jonasia Simpson, I'm coming for you https://t.co/BYlZlK8fmc — aly (@jacleetus) May 19, 2017
An online petition has now been launched in an attempt to get the Boston Police Department to press charges of animal cruelty against both the daughter and the mom.
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“Jonasia Simpson put her family’s pet turtle in their microwave, cruelly and inhumanely putting it to death for no reason other than that she was bored,” reads the petition.
“Charges of animal cruelty must be brought against the two of them and they must be imprisoned or at the very least fined to the full extent of the law in the hopes that they never again get the opportunity to kill or harm another innocent, helpless animal.”
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Sources: Yahoo News, metro.co.uk
