Found! "large and lovely tortoise" named Lorenzo returned to family

UPDATE: A tortoise who was being cared for by the Dallas animal shelter was safely returned to his family. Yay! 

DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - A very large, "lovely" tortoise has slowly made his way to The Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center on the west side of the city.

The shelter shared the reptile's photo in hopes of helping the stray find his family. They added that he's very healthy as well. 

Their social media post asks that anyone who wants to help to share his picture. 

Anyone who has information about the missing tortoise is urged to contact: mary.martin@dallas.gov. 

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• Texas
• Animal Shelters
• Dallas
• Dallas County

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

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