(04-13-2012, 12:02 AM)bw Wrote: I have said many times when you get a pet you are responsible for that pets health & safety.
I totally agree. It goes both ways. Pets definitely bring the owners benefits, and we should make sure they are also healthy and safe.
Some people seem to take their pets as toys, and to them the purpose of pets is only to please them. This is especially true with fish. Some people don't seem to care when I tell them what they are doing will kill the fish. They don't listen and simply say "the fish must be old" when their fish eventually died due to mistreatment (no filter system, no heater, etc.). Not everyone likes to listen to the correct advices. Some of them even see pet as replaceable toys. There is no way "too old" when a Betta fish die in just 1~2 months while it could have lived for 4~7 years. Most fish sold on the market are very young.
