Comments on: Tattooed Fish http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161902 meg Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:44:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161902 Yeah, the SPCA tattooing dogs or implanting microchips for that manner is unnatural but not a bad thing...it helps the owner and the pet, just like neutering/spaying. Pure aesthetic alterations or unnecessary alterations (i.e. declawing a cat, plus what juliet noted) seem far more unethical than anything. oh what people will do for money... Yeah, the SPCA tattooing dogs or implanting microchips for that manner is unnatural but not a bad thing...it helps the owner and the pet, just like neutering/spaying.

Pure aesthetic alterations or unnecessary alterations (i.e. declawing a cat, plus what juliet noted) seem far more unethical than anything. oh what people will do for money...

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161609 Justin Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:47:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161609 The SPCA totally tattooed the ears of my dogs when I adopted them. That's still unnatural. They are using a flawed argument to combat something that truly is unethical. It's just unethical for other reasons. The SPCA totally tattooed the ears of my dogs when I adopted them. That's still unnatural. They are using a flawed argument to combat something that truly is unethical. It's just unethical for other reasons.

]]> By: MoniA http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161474 MoniA Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:57:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161474 Would be cute if no harm was done. I think this harms their health and shortens their lifespan. Sad. I have 6 aquariums and love keeping fish. I won't be buying these. Would be cute if no harm was done. I think this harms their health and shortens their lifespan. Sad. I have 6 aquariums and love keeping fish. I won't be buying these.

]]> By: marcusbacus http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161344 marcusbacus Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:54:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161344 This is probably one of the most stupid things ever done to fish. Branding or neutering other animals are also purely for human comfort, but making these alterations for aesthetics... plain stupid. Want a tattoo? Make it yourself, on yourself. This is probably one of the most stupid things ever done to fish. Branding or neutering other animals are also purely for human comfort, but making these alterations for aesthetics... plain stupid. Want a tattoo? Make it yourself, on yourself.

]]> By: RemixTheCat http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161329 RemixTheCat Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:27:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161329 I Agree with Dr. Lao. I will boycott any LFS willing to sell this poor fish. I grant this process is less destructive than the more common dyeing process of fish, but it is still worthlessly inhumane. As for what Juliet says, your right. Branding cows is inhumane, clipping or bobbing a dog is inhumane, fishing is less of a problem for me, though I will not be engaging in any myself. I grant any arguement over what is "natural" for fish is ridiculou; especially when I, as many others do, keep pet fish. However there is a level of responsibility in owning a pet that something like this clearly disregards. Until it is proven that this is painless and does not affect the fish's well being, why bother? I Agree with Dr. Lao. I will boycott any LFS willing to sell this poor fish.

I grant this process is less destructive than the more common dyeing process of fish, but it is still worthlessly inhumane.

As for what Juliet says, your right. Branding cows is inhumane, clipping or bobbing a dog is inhumane, fishing is less of a problem for me, though I will not be engaging in any myself.

I grant any arguement over what is "natural" for fish is ridiculou; especially when I, as many others do, keep pet fish. However there is a level of responsibility in owning a pet that something like this clearly disregards. Until it is proven that this is painless and does not affect the fish's well being, why bother?

]]> By: Dr. Lao http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161167 Dr. Lao Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:13:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161167 Sick. Just sick. I have been in the aquarium hobby for years and it turns my stomach to see this. I will not patronize shops that sell these. It's criminal. Sick. Just sick. I have been in the aquarium hobby for years and it turns my stomach to see this. I will not patronize shops that sell these. It's criminal.

]]> By: Juliet http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161080 Juliet Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:21:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161080 How is this any less moral than branding a cow, or clipping a dogs ears and tail... or... fishing? How is this any less moral than branding a cow, or clipping a dogs ears and tail... or... fishing?

]]> By: meg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161076 meg Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:13:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161076 well neutering/spaying is unnatural, yet caring pet owners realize it's for the much greater good...not that tatooing is for any greater good, just saying that if they wanted to make an argument, that was probably the weakest one they could have made other than "well it just looks ugly"...which it does. well neutering/spaying is unnatural, yet caring pet owners realize it's for the much greater good...not that tatooing is for any greater good, just saying that if they wanted to make an argument, that was probably the weakest one they could have made other than "well it just looks ugly"...which it does.

]]> By: Tim Giachetti http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-161070 Tim Giachetti Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:58:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-161070 Just like us humans to "fix" what ain't broke. It's just sooooo wrong to tattoo a friggin fish, and even worse monkeying around with genetics because we are jaded with the wonderful forms of life we have already. Bailiff! Wack their peepees! Just like us humans to "fix" what ain't broke. It's just sooooo wrong to tattoo a friggin fish, and even worse monkeying around with genetics because we are jaded with the wonderful forms of life we have already.
Bailiff! Wack their peepees!

]]> By: Peter I http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-160852 Peter I Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:46:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-160852 Tattoo or GE ?? http://www.stuff.co.nz/4134511a11.html GE fish owners treated 'like criminals' Christchurch fish owners say they are being treated "like criminals" by Biosecurity New Zealand after officials destroyed genetically engineered (GE) tropical fish at their home yesterday. Cashmere tropical-fish owners and breeders Tristan and Carissa Clements said they were surprised when Biosecurity officials told them their brightly coloured zebra danio fish were illegally genetically engineered. Five Biosecurity officials and two security guards visited them yesterday to kill about 20 fish. A total of 300 tropical fish from five Christchurch properties were destroyed. Officials said the fish were "humanely euthanased". Biosecurity was told of the GE fish after members of the public saw them for sale on an internet auction site. Other danio species kept on properties with GE fish were also killed. Tattoo or GE ??

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4134511a11.html
GE fish owners treated 'like criminals'

Christchurch fish owners say they are being treated "like criminals" by Biosecurity New Zealand after officials destroyed genetically engineered (GE) tropical fish at their home yesterday.

Cashmere tropical-fish owners and breeders Tristan and Carissa Clements said they were surprised when Biosecurity officials told them their brightly coloured zebra danio fish were illegally genetically engineered.

Five Biosecurity officials and two security guards visited them yesterday to kill about 20 fish.

A total of 300 tropical fish from five Christchurch properties were destroyed.

Officials said the fish were "humanely euthanased".

Biosecurity was told of the GE fish after members of the public saw them for sale on an internet auction site.

Other danio species kept on properties with GE fish were also killed.

]]> By: m-hawk http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-160841 m-hawk Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:31:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-160841 heh, the fish is super cute ((: --- http://m-hawk.blogspot.com heh, the fish is super cute ((:

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]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-160834 SenorMysterioso Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:19:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/20/tattooed-fish/#comment-160834 tattoo "machine" tattoo "machine"

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