theres so much casual animal abuse online:/ (tw light discription of animal mistreatment)

_Izzy_

buying pets from small businesses is definitely the way to go, i got my betta at school of fish and he was kept in a tank with other fish instead of a cup at the store and so was another betta they had, now i have him in a tank with other fish and he doesnt attack them or anything, so i have a theory that some bettas are aggressive not only bc of genes but how theyre isolated in small stressful cups at the stores (i could be wrong tho)

Cicadasandbats

@_Izzy_
Man.. they treat all small animals like toys. Small tanks/cages, horrible food, etc.

itsgloomybear

and pet smart is suppose to love and care for animals

itsgloomybear

i remember when ppl put live fish in keychaines

Cicadasandbats

@_Izzy_
Keeping fish in cups for long periods... definitely abuse. Man, that reminds me of those carnival games where you can win a fish if you throw a ball in their cups. Literal torture and they get sold off anyways.

_Izzy_

@itscookiebear its a big business so ofc they dont care, also alot of their fish have terrible genes bc of inbreading, another reason why small businesses usually are better

_Izzy_

@Cicadasandbats thats so bad, ppl should never impulsively get a pet, my dad got me my fish as a suprise and they all died bc none of us did any research TvT only one of my original fish is still alive, the rest i got a month or two ago

_Izzy_

i saw a vid on tiktok and the label was 'hes acting like he broke his arm or smth' but then the kid ACTUALLY broke his arm falling and they showed it and it was so weird bc it had a bunch of likes. who tf would post that, let alone joke abt it and how could ppl find it funny? i was so disgusted

i feel like social media has made ppl way to desensitized

seal

does anyone remember the "funny tiktok comps"on yt and half the vids were of people (mostly kids) doing something like, say, falling?? idk how its funny to see people get seriously injured

Aries

I once won this goldfish from a hook-a-duck game at this carnival type thing, and I remember the horrible big, white lump it had on the side of it's face. I still don't know what it was, but it died like a week later. I don't understand how people can abuse fish and get away with it