cruelty

Yesterday I went into my local Petco to buy wild bird seed. To my horror, I saw hundreds of small plastic containers, each of which held a miserable, listless Betta fish in dirty water. I asked the cashier about it and she said they are kept that way because they fight. Well, I spent the...

I have never and will never buy a fish from a chain like meijer or walmart. But I do shop there for other things, I've been there a few times in the past month or so and always go to the pet section to look at the betas and buy toys or accessories for my two dogs. I scanned every betta and 100%...

Betta fish are being given away as prizes at my university. Please help me to stop this by liking and sharing my post - https://www.facebook.com/events/637110719662694/permalink/640581142648985/

So I was walking out of summer school (extra activities) and I noticed the science classes where holding betta fish containers. Yes, you read me, betta fish containers. Now, imagine probably about 150 kids in 100 degree heat trying to get to places all at once. This is what those betta fish were...

I just went to a home of a college student giving me their gold gourami as a trade for three guppy fry. When I got there I was shocked to find that the home where she was housing 2 guppies, a pleco, a gold gourami, and a blue gourami was in this: My jaw litterally dropped when I saw this...

Im pretty sure everyone here has been to a pet store in their lives, either to just look at the animals or actually RESCUE one. I have always Loved to go to the Pet Store; perhaps I should note that was BEFORE I realized something I had always failed to see. A thread I had made earlier was...

Would it be cruelty if I kept my beta in a 1 gallon tank?:oops: I'm reading a LOT of stuff on yahoo answers that says they need at least a 2 gallon. I don't wanna hurt my future buddy but I also don't know if I have the room for a 2 gallon. Any suggestions/advice? =[