Pat the tortoise is set for a new home after soaring fuel bills forced his owner to put him up for adoption.
John O’Hare thought he and his mini Egyptian tortoise would be together for life but the spiralling cost of powering ultra-violet and infra-red lamps racked up massive bills.
After the Record told how John had to make the heartbreaking decision to offer Pat to a new owner, we were flooded with offers of help.
