For ****s sake its a children's program, How many people do you know that
has a live Elmo, living in a cage in the lounge room,, Does it really matter
if the fish was alive or
pretend with a six inch grin, and green ears,, It,s a children's program,,
How many kids want to be like Elmo and live in the garbage bin.

How bloody paranoid are you, Take a powder, Grow up, or switch the
tellie off..

What about all the fish keepers that feed Live goldfish, to there Oscars
and other predatory fish.. or guppies, or baby Brine Shrimp, or nice fat
wriggle worms.

Tell me do you get "Bob the Builder" you would really like that,

Love bassett








Chris + Jacqui wrote in message ...
It's very frustrating how children's programming perpetuates myths about
what animals like. I just talked my daughters through an episode of Dora
the Explorer, a show I normally love. However in today's episode, Dora is
helping a lion who wants to join the circus. So, we had a chat about what
animals would actually prefer and how sometimes animal trainers are not
very
kind to lions & other animals.

I feel for Elmo's goldfish, but be glad you're able to help your daughter
understand how fish really like to be kept. I also intend to write to the
show's producers. The more people make themselves heard, the better the
chance of eliminating these stereotypes.

Jacqui



"Donald Kerns" wrote in message
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Sigh,

I was watching Seasame Street with my daughter this morning. Elmo takes
his pet goldfish "Dorthy" to the vet.

"Dorthy" is probably a 2.5" SL fish, being show in... oh... 1/2 - 2/3s
of a gallon of water in a bowl.

The vet pronounces "Dorthy" completely healthy and says that Elmo is
taking very good care of it.

[zoom in on fish]
"Dorthy" is hovering near the bottom, fins as tightly clenched as I've
ever seen. Even looks a bit de-colored.

That was one STRESSED fish.

Sigh.

-Donald
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