Sad story about Walmart and Clown knives

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swackattack;1985123; said:
just so you know, when you "rescue" a fish, you are simply validating wal-marts decision to sell fish under the understanding that they will sell no matter the conditions. It will show on there point of sale system as 3 clown sales and they'll probably order more. THe best way to save a significant amount of fish is to abstain from buying them. If they don't sell, they won't be stocked
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Unfortunately this is true. I had the unpleasant experience of working for Wal-mart (during my early college years) and we had a fish section in the pets department. However once a new store manager took over the store, and he and I got to know each other, the entire fish department was re-worked, and that Wal-Mart no longer sells fish. (Score!) I also made out with several of their tanks that were going to be tossed.
 
I agree, the computer system and analysts at Wal Mart headquarters that make purchasing decisions do not know if someone bought fish to save them, and as stated before you will probably see many more CK's at Wal Mart when you buy out the tank. They are viewed as "stock" and treated no differently than any other item.

I find it interesting that stores like Wal Mart sell fish and sometimes reptiles or rodents but no other pets. If dogs or cats were sold there, you would see protests. But some people think that fish are less-worthy of consideration or humane treatment. Indeed, there are even practices reported (??promoted??) by some posters on this site that would be patently illegal and arrestable offenses if they were applied to dogs or cats instead of fish.

I think the most effective thing a person can do is organize a group of like-minded people who will agree to stop shopping at the store until they completely stop selling live animals of any kind. When you see animals being kept in poor conditions, contact the media and local organizations that can apply leverage. I don't particularly like goldfish, but I don't think they belong at Wal Mart any more than any other species - they should be asked not to sell any live animals. I think the store managers probably don't *want* to sell fish, but they are not the overall decision makers.
 
the only " sad " thing about this is you bough the fish ( i understand why you did ) i'm not bashing you. my aunt managed a walmart for 3 years and they would get different fish in and if thy sold they went on the " hot " list if they didnt sell and eventually died they went on the " cold " do not stock list i don't know if all walmarts do this or not tho
 
Well, we knew we shouldn't buy the fish. My wife is a business owner and very much understands supply and demand. However, there was no way that we could let them die.
 
GREAT NEWS!!

We contacted people and made a huge fuss. It turns out that these fish are not on the normal order, but they are just fish that the company sends along. Sometimes the company will send different species, but not offer any instructions. We learned that the only way for the company to not send a particular type of fish is for the store manager, not just the pee-on we dealt with, to contact them and request that they not send that type again.
We ruffled enough feathers this morning and the store manager, who was very nice about the whole thing, is contacting that company this morning. That store location will not carry knives again!!!
Of course, it is yet to be seen, but at least we got somewhere.
 
Next on your list - use new "Wal Mart Connections" - no pacu at Wal Mart.
 
My local walmart is bad too, the poor fishes are dying of icks and other parasites.
 
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