article_snippet: Gina Knepp, who runs Sacramento's Front Street Animal Shelter, says it's the second find that included a turtle.
article_snippet: the second find that included a turtle comes just wees after an animal control officer discovered chicken carcasses in a bag (pictured) an animal control officer suspects the remains might be related to Santeria or other religious rituals that include animal sacrifices.
article_snippet: ‘a beheaded turtle is a sign of Santeria, based on the little I know,’ Knepp told The Sacramento Bee.
article_snippet: More common in Florida than California, Santeria is an Afro-Cuban religion that includes animal sacrifice.