Your old bras can actually have a second life and help injured turtles!  The  Carolina Waterfowl Rescue in Charlotte North Carolina is a non-profit wildlife rescue that provides sanctuary, rescue, and rehabilitation for wildlife and exotic animals.

They recently reached out on social media asking for old bras!  They have a use for your old bras!  Turtles are  getting injured this time of year.  They are roaming beyond the safety of their normal wetlands habitats to lay eggs.  Turtles are being injured more during the summer by dogs, lawn mowers, cars and other hazards.

In a lot of cases the shell of a turtle gets cracked…this is where your old bra can help. The clasps on bras are used to help the glue that holds the broken shell back together. Once the shell has been set and glued, the bra clasps are glued to either side of the crack, and then wind wire around the clasps to ensure that the shell is held in place.

After the shell heals, the turtle is released back into the wild.  Responses to the call for clasps have been so numerous that the rescue center has pledged to donate any still-usable bras to Common Heart, a nearby thrift store and food pantry.

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