Why is this a love story?
Because rescuing, rehabbing and releasing sea turtles, as well as taking care of any can not return to the ocean, is a complete act of love from mankind to the sea and its creatures.
How can you help sea turtles while you are in the Keys?
You can keep the beaches clean, be aware of and stay clear of any marked turtle nests, reduce artificial light close to the beaches that can distract and confuse mothers and their hatchlings. You can also make sure that you do not lose any plastic or fish nets to the ocean while boating or beaching.
How can you support the Turtle Hospital?
Take an afternoon or morning tour of the facility (reservations) visit the gift shop or adopt a sea turtle. The Hospital has state of the art medical equipment and part of the tour is to see the operating room that has a hydraulic operating table, x-ray machine, and anesthesiology equipment as well.
The gift shop is a terrific place to find gifts to take home to children and adults alike. If you cannot fit in a tour, a stop at the gift shop is worth the effort and it helps our Hospital stay open.
The Hospital operates solely from donations, grants and the proceeds from its facility tours, educational experiences and gift shop.
What is the connection of HappyintheKeys to the Turtle Hospital?
Our team and owners absolutely love sea turtles and we greatly respect the service that the Turtle Hospital provides to our community and to sea turtles. We have adopted a resident patient sea turtle for each of our 5 houses and we are in talks with the Turtle Hospital to go even farther in a more meaningful sponsorship. We hope to have an announcement on our sponsorship soon.