New Fish Product In China

[Stormfire]

I was looking in the newspaper yesterday and read a article about some "toy" that was recently put on the market. They were fish in a SEALED bag containing about 1/3 of a gallon of water.

The picture showed some sort of zebra danio in a tiny plastic bag with air and water sealed inside. According to the descriptions, you don't need to feed it, clean it, or do anything with it, and you could carry it around in your pocket. The fish will last about 3 weeks before it dies.

The cost for one is about $2 in USD. What do you think? Cruel or okay?

 

[ProblEmZ]

Ugh, very cruel.

 

[Onion01]

cruel beyond belief. And no way will it last that long! do you remember the name? I want to look that up

 

[aquatic_wonders]

definitely cruel and not fun.

 

[Sturgeon]

nothing against asian ppl, but some of their customs are cruel in general. eating dogs cats and such, hunting seahorses to the brink of extinction for "medicinal "purposes, in japan they eat fugu and ppl die from it, a traditional asian delicacy is shark fin soup, they catch sharks, cut their fins off and throw them back in the water to die a horrible death. now a pocket danio with a lifespan of 2 wks?
^that makes me proud to have grown up in the culture of the northeast USA

 

[Stormfire]

Sorry, the newspaper was in Chinese(my heritage, but I grew here in the United States) and I didn't remember the name of the product. I may cut out the article picture and post it here if I can.

 

[ewurm]

That's the stupidest idea I have heard of. Why do people think that fish are for entertainment but Dogs and Cats are REAL pets?

 

[cichlaguapote]

Not to play devils advocate but is it worse than feeding that danio to some larger fish? IDK..

 

[FishGoneWild]

Not to play devils advocate but is it worse than feeding that danio to some larger fish? IDK..

I think so because dying of quick death is better than dying of slow death. Putting a fish in a cube with no waterchange is consider TORTURE. Nowadays, people do not have much ethics and will do anything for a profit.

 

[Druu]

cruel beyond belief. And no way will it last that long! do you remember the name? I want to look that up

Remember the ecospheres on the market? I'm not advocating it, but completely sealed ecosystems can exist.

nothing against asian ppl, but some of their customs are cruel in general. eating dogs cats and such, hunting seahorses to the brink of extinction for "medicinal "purposes, in japan they eat fugu and ppl die from it, a traditional asian delicacy is shark fin soup, they catch sharks, cut their fins off and throw them back in the water to die a horrible death. now a pocket danio with a lifespan of 2 wks?
^that makes me proud to have grown up in the culture of the northeast USA

What a caucasian view. I suppose eating beef and pork is fine by you then? Different cultures farm different animals for meat. Bet you didn't know that pigs are considered one of the most intelligent animals after humans? (Debate exists as to whether the pig or dolphin is more intelligent.)
Hunting seahorses to the brink of extinction? A bit of an exaggeration, although I'll agree that taking them for "medicinal purposes" is quite dubious. If you want to get into species, think about the dodo and ivory billed woodpecker. Both species were hunted to extinction by Caucasians for meat and plumage, respectively. Yes, I agree that the practice of finning sharks is cruel and pointless, but can you really not think of similar situations perpetuated by non-Asians? How about dairy cows? They stand in cramped stalls, eat, and are milked daily. Any woman who has breastfed their child can attest to the fact that this is not exactly a pleasurable experience.
Fugu? Sure, it kills some people that eat it- but so does E. coli. You're telling me that you've never eaten a hamburger? Unless you're a vegan, you have no right to pick out a particular culture and lambaste them for perpetuating cruelty to animals.
Yes, I am Asian (Chinese), but no, I will not stand while you level pointed attacks at my culture.