Pet owners are being urged to take more responsibility with their animals after an incident where two pet dogs killed 20 turtle hatchlings in Hervey Bay. Turtle Research and Conservation volunteer Lesley Bradley said she was disappointed at the news and said it was critical to protect turtle hatchlings as only 1 in 1000 returned to lay eggs for the next generation. She said loggerhead turtles nested along the beaches of Hervey Bay and green turtles lived in the Great Sandy Strait. A green turtle. Photo: Alistair Brightman / File "Our program uses aluminium security grills on the nests … the dogs have attacked when the turtles were outside the security grills. It's not nice," Mrs Bradley said.