Sea turtle attacked by dogs goes home to Virgin Islands

From an Associated Press article posted by the Miami Herald:

MARATHON, Fla. -- A hawksbill sea turtle being treated at a hospital in the Florida Keys after being attacked by wild dogs in the Virgin Islands is ready to go home.

"Sandy," a mature nesting female, was flown from St. Croix to Miami for free on an American Airlines jet last November. Officials at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon say she's to return the same way Wednesday.

A hospital veterinarian amputated the reptile's front right flipper. Sandy was given antibiotics and tube fed. When she was strong enough, she underwent a physical therapy program that included learning how to swim and catch food with one flipper missing.