JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office shared video and a funny post after a tortoise named Lard escaped a yard last month.
According to the sheriff's office, Animal Control Officer McMullen responded to a report of a wandering tortoise in Littleton on Aug. 31.
See the bodycam video below
Lard, a Sulcata tortoise that weighs just under 100 pounds, escaped the fenced in yard "with big travel plans and absolutely no sense of urgency.
"Lard headed out for a neighborhood adventure. Lard’s owner was on scene, but efforts to negotiate a voluntary return were unsuccessful. Home was in one direction. Lard preferred the other," the sheriff's office wrote.
The animal control officer and a bystander lifted Lard up and returned Lard home.
"Sometimes helping an animal means lending a hand. This time, it took a few," the post reads.
