I feel bad for the turtle, too. As for the size of the turtle (and I doubt this as the case in this situation) turtles do breed. I once raised a turtle from an egg. As a hatchling, he as way less than 4 inches.

But I digress. Even as a 10 year old (and I'm 39 now) I would have fought, scratched, and screamed bloody murder if anyone so much as suggested that any living being get thrown away like garbage.

That being said, it seems to me like these were girls who had not been taught to be assertive, but to blindly obey "authority." Scary. Especially since an animal got thrown in the trash because of it.