darkmatter_3500
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Saw this on another site, it looks like in China they sell key chains that have live animals in them, I guess they live for a while then starve or suffocate. It looks horrible to me.
Fish Key Chains
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Nomadu571
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That's utterly disgusting! I'm so appalled I can't think of anything more to write. Turtles, lizards and fish in key chains... :-0
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darkmatter_3500
Aquarium Advice Freak
Yeah I dont know what they are thinking, the bags look sealed I guess they can cut them out if they want but im not sure what they do to them or if they just let them die in there.
herp_mommy
Aquarium Advice Addict
Sadly there is no such thing as animal rights over in china.
Jess1ca
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Wow, double sad face.
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darkmatter_3500
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I read in the article that the vendors claim that the water is nutrient rich and the animal inside can live for months or years, but they wind up dying in a few hours usually. They sell it on the street to shoppers or around elementary schools.
paytertot
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I want to go to China and buy a million of them just to save the critters D:
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darkmatter_3500
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paytertot said:
I thought about that but then they would probably just sell more, maybe if the sellers were put in a bag like that for 5 min they would stop.
paytertot
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Yea probly that's awful, poor things
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darkmatter_3500
Aquarium Advice Freak
Yeah it makes me mad
Alyxx
Aquarium Advice Addict
That is terrible! Also, ewwww at the idea that a few hours later, you will have a keychain with a dead and swiftly decaying animal in it. Eww...
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darkmatter_3500
Aquarium Advice Freak
Yeah that is nasty
Mumma.of.two
Aquarium Advice Obsessed
I've seen them before. Pretty disgusting they can treat a living thing as disposable. Sadly some countries don't have laws to protect against animal cruelty like this. 
Cornstar
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Luckily we do not have that here in the U.S.
But sometimes we need to understand, different cultures have different perspective. Now, do not get me wrong, in no way am I defending China or the producers for promoting this, but there are things we see as normal that other countries may argue as controversial. So as much as we see this as cruel, I do not think we have the right to criticize anyone if China allows such practices to continue.
But sometimes we need to understand, different cultures have different perspective. Now, do not get me wrong, in no way am I defending China or the producers for promoting this, but there are things we see as normal that other countries may argue as controversial. So as much as we see this as cruel, I do not think we have the right to criticize anyone if China allows such practices to continue.
