Fish rescued from abandoned aquatic shop

[HarleyK]

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/mobile/content.php?sid=6883


More than 100 fish had to be rescued from a US aquatic shop last Friday after concerned members of the public contacted police.

Almost a dozen officers from Corpus Christi Police Department and Animal Care Services teamed up with experts from Texas State Aquarium and the Rockport Aquarium to rescue the fish, along with marine invertebrates and corals, which had been left at the Aquarium Masters store at Corpus Christi, Texas, in filthy tanks without power.

The store's owner, Eric Wayne Kite, had been arrested a week ago on charges of harassment and then arrested again last Wednesday for stalking, reports KristTV.com. His arrests had left the fish unattended in the store.

The rescued livestock, which includes marine sharks, puffers and sea stars, have been transferred to Texas State Aquarium and the Aquarium at Rockport Harbor.

It's unclear whether the owners of the Aquarium Masters store will now face charges of neglect.

 

[FMA4ME]

Wow, the owner sounds like a real winner :/
Glad everyone found a good new home

 

[Warborg]

How can it be neglect if he was in jail? I bet even though not mentioned, the owner most likely told the police he needed to be there to take care of them.

 

[krichardson]

If he's cooling his heels and locked up it's certainly not willful neglect.This guy had a business to run and animals to look after and care for yet he's harrassing and following people around.

 

[viejafish]

Whether he is in jail or not won't make any difference. I've seen poorly managed fish stores that have dead and stinky fish, but I have never heard of charges of inhumane treatment of fish. I guess animal right only applies to warm blooded animal.

 

[krichardson]

Right,most of us have heard of those kinds of cases and they are completely different from this one.Fortunately the animals involved here have been saved.