A pet terrapin has been found dumped near a canal in a Scots town.
Christopher Dodds, a media executive at Raith Rovers FC, discovered the tropical creature at around 2.15pm on Friday, January 4 in Kirkintilloch while walking to the gym.
Initially mistaking the creature for a rock at the side of the path, he says the terrapin was visibly distressed and freezing in harsh weather conditions.