PETA's Stance on Aquariums

[blackwolfXKAV]

I know its old, but this is a good one to read.

"Never flush fish down the toilet in the hopes of “freeing” them, as seen in the popular movie Finding Nemo. Even if a fish survived the shock of being put into the swirling fresh water, he or she would die a painful death in the plumbing system or at the water treatment plant"

Seriously, how many people do you know that would try this?

 

[12 Volt Man]

ah PETA..People Eating Tasty Animals!

 

[Weezer]

Our fish are happy, I asked them, and they told me so.... :sim:

 

[J double R]

I know its old, but this is a good one to read.

"Never flush fish down the toilet in the hopes of “freeing” them, as seen in the popular movie Finding Nemo. Even if a fish survived the shock of being put into the swirling fresh water, he or she would die a painful death in the plumbing system or at the water treatment plant"

Seriously, how many people do you know that would try this?

you would be surprised. for every single one of our 70,000+ members who are even halfway educated about fish, there are 100 more out there who don't know a stinking thing about fish and would do it.

and since thats only 7,000,000, in reality, thats a low estimate as well.

 

[samsmom]

To funny people, thankx for my morning coffie and giggle

 

[melissa3]

Hmm, what an interesting article.

My take on it is its a good thing PETA is concerned about fish (finally some else besides us cares!) and its a good thing that they are trying to shed some light on the cruelty and mistreatment most fish endure as pets. However, I do believe that they went overboard with it. But even though the article seemed a bit uneducated, misinformed and misguided, I still give them credit for trying to tell people that fish aren't decorations or novelty items.

Personally, I don't agree with catching and caging wild fish at all. But I see no harm in providing a home for fish that are born and raised in tanks. I think that PETA should concentrate more on educating people on how to properly care for fish, instead of just trying to deter them from buying fish and putting all of our awesome LFS's out of business.

In all honesty, even though the article was poorly written and gave a bad image of fish keeping, I don't think PETA completely deserves all the flaming and bashing that has been done in this thread. They were, afterall, trying to help our fish friends and isn't it the thought that counts? Who knows, maybe they'll get it right next time....

 

[fballguy]

They can recognize individuals, use tools, and maintain complex social relationships.

That's it, Im going to drop in some hammer and nails and watch my fish build a house from the driftwood.

 

[fballguy]

I like this part too.

Researchers have found many species of non-native fish, including predatory species, living off the coast of Florida, and they attribute these populations to careless aquarium owners.

I have read a few times about how people from PETA "rescued" fish from a store and released them into the wild. Maybe they should stop being hypocrites.

 

[rockethippo]

Hehe.. I don't think think my foxface will be making an axe and go carpet surfing anytime soon...

 

[fballguy]

They still haven't used the hammer for anything...

I was hoping to see the foundations of a city being built by now. Maybe they just need more time.