it sure does

Posted by samir of mgb on November 23, 1999 at 07:02:52:

In Reply to: question again posted by yvette on August 01, 1999 at 02:05:02:

: i went with pawb to the turtle islands in tawi tawi for the pawikan story on mgb.
what they actually do is they locate a very soft area in the turtle's arms(i forget the term now) and they try to do it swiftly to at least lessen the pain. but it is indeed painful for i was able to hear grunts and see restlessness.
but u see the pawikans have gone thru a lot in the ocean . i'm sure they can bear the small pinch we inflict on them.

: what if d metal tag got hooked onto something n it pulls d flesh of d pawikan? besides, my ears hurted when they were pierced n thay still hurt sometimes. like when i lie on one side n d earring is pressed between my flesh n d pillow.
: btw, i'd like some pictures of them. esp. the baby ones. cud u pls send me some thru my email address? pls? thanx.

: : Researchers say the pain caused by the attachment of the metal tags would be about the same pain you experience when you have your ears pierced. Researchers would use painless ways of tracking turtles if they could, but using metal tags is so far the least costly and cost-effective way to do it.

: : : doesn't it hurt d pawikans when scientists clip those metal something on them 2 supposedly keep track of them? ive seen it on tv. de castro's mgb, i think.

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