insecurity
Aquarium Advice Activist
Yeah, its a topic no one really wants to talk about it. Sadly, I'm having a special case of it here.
So I have a hobby aquarium business going on. Nothing fancy- I'll setup, install & maintain aquariums for people.
What I've been getting recently however, is an influx of people emailing me asking if I can take their fish for them, as they've lost interest in fish-keeping or they're moving, etc. Not wanting to see a fish neglected, I've been saying yes, and petting these fish into my spare tanks.
But now I have a problem: I have too many of these fish, and I can't seem to get rid of them. I can't sell them because nobody is interested in buying them. I've been trying to get rid of them by putting them into the tanks I setup and install, but at this rate, I'll be forever trying to get rid of them.
And that's where the topic of euthanasia comes into play.
Now, granted, there's nothing ethical about euthanizing a perfectly healthy fish, and I agree with that. But what about my bottom line?
All told- I don't depend on my hobby business, but at the same time, I do have a couple thousand sunk into it.
Is it ethical to euthanize these healthy fish to protect my bottom line?
So I have a hobby aquarium business going on. Nothing fancy- I'll setup, install & maintain aquariums for people.
What I've been getting recently however, is an influx of people emailing me asking if I can take their fish for them, as they've lost interest in fish-keeping or they're moving, etc. Not wanting to see a fish neglected, I've been saying yes, and petting these fish into my spare tanks.
But now I have a problem: I have too many of these fish, and I can't seem to get rid of them. I can't sell them because nobody is interested in buying them. I've been trying to get rid of them by putting them into the tanks I setup and install, but at this rate, I'll be forever trying to get rid of them.
And that's where the topic of euthanasia comes into play.
Now, granted, there's nothing ethical about euthanizing a perfectly healthy fish, and I agree with that. But what about my bottom line?
All told- I don't depend on my hobby business, but at the same time, I do have a couple thousand sunk into it.
Is it ethical to euthanize these healthy fish to protect my bottom line?