My [22F] sister [14F] is heart broken after our decades-long family turtle was given to a reserve. How can I help her?

It's a big turtle (or tortoise, whatever), over 1.50 meters long and about 70+ cm tall. He has been getting kind of ill and we talked to some people who hooked us up with other people and now they are taking him to a place where he will be taken care of and possibly have the chance to reproduce.

My sister and little cousins loved playing with him and there are countless pictures going back decades to our grandparents. She always protested form the beginning, but we told her it was the best for him, we don't have the knowledge to give him the best life and he would be in a place that is closer to his natural habitat.

So today they took him and she cried when they left, and it is now in her room quite literally crying and eating ice cream. I tried talking to her and it didn't go all that well. She was all "how do you think I'm feeling?!" and eye rolls and "whatever". I finally told her this was the best for him even if it hurts us and she basically did the "tHIs Is ThE BEst FoR hiM evEn iF it HUrts Us" mocking voice, so I was like, this is not gonna work.

What can I do to make her feel better, after she overcomes the initial snarky teenager phase? I mean I don't want to seem inconsiderate. It's easier for me to let go of him because I'm older and realize it's the best for him, and I didn't have that strong an attachment for him as my sister did.

Is there anything I can do for her? To make her feel better?

tl;dr: Our family's turtle was given to a reserve where he can live better and my sister is devastated. What can I do help her?

Submitted April 26, 2019 at 12:28PM by TortoiseCostumeParty http://bit.ly/2ZzfBL7