| Re: Walmart
Katie: My comment was not based solely on fish. You response made it sound like if you do not see an animal in a shelter then it is alright to support a store that sells them. Not many birds, reptiles, gerbils, and even mice are in shelters. The main populations, at least that I have heard a lot about are cats, dogs, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, and the odd time they will have other animals. There are fish sacntuaries just as there are bird sanctuaries. Just to let you know that this is how shelters get filled up. If we treated every animals as if it were overpopulated and constantly mistreated then there would be far less animals being euthanized everyday.
My biggest point about this is that, yes, fish have to be sold, but I highly doubt that there are people at Walmart that are trained well enough to actually take care of them the way they are suppose to be. I would much rather that they be sold in a store with a limited number of staff, who all have knowledge on their needs and can educate customers on the products that they will need to ensure that they have proper care.  |