Nat N
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Hi all,
I thought I post this here as this is the best forum I know... Yesterday I was looking throught things on Ebay and discovered that some seller was offering a betta in a jar... well, maximum 1 litre one, I could guess, fancy shape jar where you could not fit a filter or even a smallest heater... The listing has ended today but here's the link:
Fish Bowl With Siamese Fighter Fish Betta Aquarium Tropical | eBay
I sent a message to the seller.
Quote me saying:
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Hi,
Don't you know that this method of keeping bettas you advertising is pure cruelty? Bettas must not be kept this way. It is a shame that you are selling the poor fish like this...
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I was not expecting a reply and certainly I was not expecting a polite reply but received this.
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Hi
No we change the water every day, but I see what you mean...
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As I said, the listing has ended today - they did not remove it after my message - and I am just wondering if they re-list the poor betta...
The reason I opted to posting to the seller as this is not the first time I see cruelty to Bettas on Ebay. A few months back, some other seller actually took the fish OUT of water to put him next to a measuring tape to show his size!!!!!!
That time I did try to find a way to complain to Ebay - to no avail... I also emailed the emage of that poor Betta to Practical Fishkeeping and to my disappointment have not recieved a single reply (I emailed to all contact emails I could find). I am not sure if Practical Fishkeeping staff thought I was some sort of a "weirdo" or what but I was disappointed... Hence I sort of took the matter in my own hands this time.
By the way, both of the sellers on Ebay were actually in the UK - you would expect more of ethics from those sellers, won't you?
I have a suggestion: I believe that many people here which are in the UK have an Ebay account. Doing a search from time to time on bettas may show you some more cruel practices. As Ebay does not have any way to report such incidents, perhaps, not only I but other people would start sending messages to irresponsible (to say the least) sellers on Ebay? Do you think this will make any difference?
P.S. and edit: Sorry for rambling a bit - I just got really furious and emotional...
I thought I post this here as this is the best forum I know... Yesterday I was looking throught things on Ebay and discovered that some seller was offering a betta in a jar... well, maximum 1 litre one, I could guess, fancy shape jar where you could not fit a filter or even a smallest heater... The listing has ended today but here's the link:
Fish Bowl With Siamese Fighter Fish Betta Aquarium Tropical | eBay
I sent a message to the seller.
Quote me saying:
<<
Hi,
Don't you know that this method of keeping bettas you advertising is pure cruelty? Bettas must not be kept this way. It is a shame that you are selling the poor fish like this...
>>
Unquote
I was not expecting a reply and certainly I was not expecting a polite reply but received this.
Quote:
<<
Hi
No we change the water every day, but I see what you mean...
>>
Unquote
As I said, the listing has ended today - they did not remove it after my message - and I am just wondering if they re-list the poor betta...
The reason I opted to posting to the seller as this is not the first time I see cruelty to Bettas on Ebay. A few months back, some other seller actually took the fish OUT of water to put him next to a measuring tape to show his size!!!!!!
That time I did try to find a way to complain to Ebay - to no avail... I also emailed the emage of that poor Betta to Practical Fishkeeping and to my disappointment have not recieved a single reply (I emailed to all contact emails I could find). I am not sure if Practical Fishkeeping staff thought I was some sort of a "weirdo" or what but I was disappointed... Hence I sort of took the matter in my own hands this time.
By the way, both of the sellers on Ebay were actually in the UK - you would expect more of ethics from those sellers, won't you?
I have a suggestion: I believe that many people here which are in the UK have an Ebay account. Doing a search from time to time on bettas may show you some more cruel practices. As Ebay does not have any way to report such incidents, perhaps, not only I but other people would start sending messages to irresponsible (to say the least) sellers on Ebay? Do you think this will make any difference?
P.S. and edit: Sorry for rambling a bit - I just got really furious and emotional...