Omsin, 25 year-old turtle,who eats the good-luck money in an ornamental pool in Thailand for about 20 years. It was operated and the vets tried to remove the coins from its stomach.. They collected nearly 1000 coins from its stomach. The green turtle named Omsin 'piggy bank'in Thai lost its life.Afetr then a discussin started on superstitions and animal ptotection in the country. The coins have been thrown into the pond in Thailand over 20 years by people hoping for good luck,but Omsin thought they were food and ate them. The weight of the money was 5 kilograms .However, Omsin didn't fully recovered since surgery. The gap in Omsin's stomach left by the removal of the coins caused its intestine to become strangled, blocking blood flow, the vets said acute infection in the intestine then caused blood infection. After the surgery, omsin went into a coma and passed away.
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