The Aquarium. => General Aquaria => Topic started by: Louchy on June 27, 2021, 05:34:34 pm
Title: Is this acceptable?
Post by: Louchy on June 27, 2021, 05:34:34 pm
Good evening all,
I went to my local squires this morning, who happen to have a big aquatics centre (it’s owned by Squires not a 3rd party).
I thought I’d have a wander around and see what they had in stock, and whilst doing so an employee was walking around the tanks with a plastic transport bag and net, hooking every fish out that looked a bit poorly. It seemed any fish that was at the surface or not swimming quite right was hooked. He was using the same net in every tank, and just dumping them all into a bag. Must have hooked 15-20 fish into the bag with no water, before tying the top and throwing it in the bin, while the fish were clearly struggling together
Surely this is not acceptable? Or is it standard practice for a big store? I was a bit gobsmaked!
Looking forward to hearing others opinions.
Chris.
Title: Re: Is this acceptable?
Post by: blackghost on June 27, 2021, 11:57:40 pm
That’s not standard practice, it’s illegal and a violation of the Animal Welfare act 2006. They should be reported to the RSPCA. A secret video of this would help enormously.
Title: Re: Is this acceptable?
Post by: Louchy on July 15, 2021, 11:31:09 pm
Thanks @blackghost… I will try to head down there and get some footage!