These extraordinary animals are not immune to human exploitation. Numbers are depleting, and attempts are underway to mass produce them in farms where they are kept in awful conditions.
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Sea turtles are solitary creatures. They migrate more than 1,400 miles and can dive up to 500 feet. On farms, they are kept in shallow concrete tanks alongside hundreds of others.
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More than half of all shrimps eaten are farmed. Shrimp farming is associated with deforestation, erosion, rapid land subsidence, rising salinity levels and serious pollution.
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The best thing you can do to protect these animals (and our oceans) is to leave them off your plate. Try vegan for a month with us and we'll help you all the way - it's free!