Live Turtle in a Restaurant Sink

There aren't many situations where keeping a live animal at a place of business is allowed. The ability to bring your dog to work is still rather uncommon. And, of course, no restaurant is authorized to have animals in the area where food is prepared. So it didn't go over well when inspectors discovered a live turtle in the sink of a Kentucky eatery.

Since the turtle was obviously a pet, at least it wouldn't be served as food. However, turtles are also well known salmonella carriers and should never be present around locations where food is prepared. Additionally, it was discovered that the restaurant's cooling system was broken and that food was kept on bunk beds. The restaurant was inhabited, and it was discovered that the staff did not wash their hands before preparing the meals. As a result, it was shut down immediately.