Sad story about Walmart and Clown knives

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chloe_21;1985938; said:
WELL DONE!!!
i have the upmost respect for you! i would have done the same thing! if i was in the us i would be over there like a shot as iv just lost my 2ft knife (alot of tears involved) but maybe u should start a petition to get rid of the store manager! if she has animal cruelty on her cv im sure she wont get another job with animals anytime soon!

I wish you lived in the states I would give you one of these poor guys, Sorry for your loss. I plan on campaigning to get the big fish out of wal-mart. I firmly believe that one person can make a difference or at least start a reaction to where it's not just one person anymore.:)
 
HandsomeDevil;1986280; said:
Thank you Liz, that means a whole lot coming from you!
I am just glad that we got the store manager to agree not to carry them.
I think I am going to be building that 500 gallon tank alot sooner than I had planned, just gotta wait for the weather to cool off.

A thought just occured to me to make another case why walmart shouldn't be carrying fish and at the very least not ones that get this big. I am not trying to be classist or in any way prejudiced but alot of the wal-marts cater to lower income familes who wouldn't know about these fish and perhaps keep them in smaller tanks or community tanks imagine when this fish starts eating their cute little neons or cardinals, or grows too big, I imagine it would not be too hard to for some of them to be released into our canals here in Phoenix. thus further restricting the types of fish that we can keep. A sad deal all the way around. I feel like maybe we at least made a difference at one store. I am going to start petitioning their corporate head quarters to not sell fish at all for the above stated reasons.

There is power in numbers and i think you have a great chance.. i think there has been many many complaints from people through the years lately.. we are in general more and more educated in the knowledge of fish keeping.. so it is hard for us to stand by and just ignore it.. i have been through alot with horse slaughter, horse racing and urine lines for womens hormones.. Every one who believes in something should take a stand to make a difference..because eventually it will... thanks for doing your best,....
 
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its not wal mart that kills them its the people who buy them
 
dont get me wrong im i not definding all wal marts. all i can say is the one i work for not bad. i will agree that there are issues at other wal marts that need and should be addressed.
 
im glad that you and your wife spoke up. I feel sorry for the girl, as her manager is a horrible human being. If you see any other species of fish being treated in the same way in the future, i hope you speak up again-maybe that walmart will stop selling fish if they keep getting harassed.
my wally world still sells fish, they are usually sickly looking and of poor quality (you cant even tell what 1/2 of the africans are supposed to be).
 
What do you expect?


I went into value village yesterday and was mad they didn't have any brand new product.

I HATE YOU VALUE VILLAGE.



FYI~ They are not royal clown knives, that is a juvenile pattern.
 
Miles;1988423; said:
What do you expect?


I went into value village yesterday and was mad they didn't have any brand new product.

I HATE YOU VALUE VILLAGE.



FYI~ They are not royal clown knives, that is a juvenile pattern.

Thats kind of what I thought. I am just glad we could save a few no matter what they are.
 
ugh they are trying to sell bumblebee gobies at mine, it's really sad. and they have like ten oscars in a tiny cube. they're sick, and for some reason fish companies and breeders don't care enough not to sell the fish to walmart in the first place
 
i rescued 5 clow knives from my local walmart i totally agree with you and you are a hero. i kept one of the knives and found good homes for the other 4 it truely is sad the walmart sells theese poor guys and allow people with hardely any fish experience to buy them and but them in there 20 gallons with godfish. it really makes me sad because i love clown knifes
 
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