Singapore pet lovers need to consider difficulty of keeping terrapins and their complex needs, says animal welfare group Acres

Acres says it attended to three cases concerning the welfare of eight red-eared sliders in just one month. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: People keen on keeping terrapins as pets need to realise that the animals are not easy to care for, said a Singapore animal welfare group.

The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Feb 26) said that in just one month, it attended to three cases involving eight red-eared sliders.