"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
I know this thread has died, but my ISP finally got me out of lurker
purgatory so my posts could be seen again. To the statement below:

How do you think most pet shops deal
with dying fish that can no longer be saved by reasonable
treatements? Ask you pet shop owner what he does. I think you will
be surprised at the answer, if he/she will even give it to you.

I had replied several days ago:
IME, pet shops let them die in the tank. Why? The hope is some (choose your
adjective) soul might come by and buy the fish because they think they can
"save" it. Not to mention the 2 week guarantee, so the customer isn't out
any money even if it does die. Thus, pet store fish are usually quite dead
before they're tossed in the trash. ~ jan ;o)


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~


So I ask you, is this any more humane than my earlier suggestion?