Before and unaware what is about to happen to it – the turtle pre-microwave

A teenager who told the world she put her turtle in the microwave has sparked an angry backlash.

Jonasia Simpson posted a picture taken before and after the turtle’s death by microwave on social media, but she has now gone to ground because of the abuse she is suffering.

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Twitter users were outraged and quickly began posting threats and abuse towards the turtle microwaver, who is believed to be an American teenager from Boston.

Her mother was allegedly informed but laughed the matter off, resulting in internet users turning focusing their abuse on her too.


An online petition has already launched in a bid to get Boston Police Department to press animal cruelty charges.

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The petition says: ‘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.



‘Her mother, Shanitha Blocker, was made aware of the atrocious and horrendous act, and instead of taking action or disciplining her daughter, she laughed and supported her daughter’s actions.’

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

Actually disgusted and so upset by this… If she ever did that to my tortoise, I'd put her in the bloody microwave. https://t.co/xsCa8vXa0u — George (@gwevs) May 19, 2017

‘Not only did Jonasia kill her family pet, and not only did her mother support the actions, but they have shown together a complete disregard for the lives and welfare of all animals.’

‘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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