Welcome to American Tortoise Rescue
™ in Malibu, CA. We are an all-volunteer organization, so every penny goes to the turtles and tortoises living permanently at the sanctuary and those we help throughout the world. For 28 years, we have rehomed more than 4,000 of these precious creatures. Here is a
tour of our beautiful turtle rescue.
We are proud that we launched World Turtle Day® in 2000 which is now celebrated throughout the globe annually on May 23rd. Our mission also includes continuing to fight the exploitation of our native turtles for food in the U.S. and China and the illegal sale of live animals on Craigslist.com.