Appeal

25th July 2025

Dear Resident

We are appealing for any information of a 35-year-old Tortoise that was stolen along with its house on Monday evening 21st July 2025, after someone broke into an outbuilding in the district area of Hassocks.

The tortoise has lived with its owner for 35 years and is devasted that their beloved pet has been taken. She is about six inches across and weighs around six and a half pounds. She rarely eats of her own accord, only really the food that is offered by the owner and has set routines. The owners are worried sick about what is happening to her. Tortoises are not the easiest of animals to look after and require knowledgeable care to remain healthy and happy. 

Please share amongst family and friends,

If you have any information of the tortoise whereabouts, please contact us on 101 or via our web page here quoting reference 47250143572.

Thank you

Trisha