A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fish bowls.
French pet care market leader AgroBiothers Laboratoire will no longer sell any aquariums with a capacity of less than 15 litres and only rectangular ones, as putting fish in small bowls without filtration and oxygenation is animal abuse, it said.
People buy a goldfish for their kids on impulse, but if they knew what a torture it is, they wouldn’t do it.
AgroBiothers CEO Matthieu Lambeaux
“People buy a goldfish for their kids on impulse, but if they knew what a torture it is, they wouldn’t do it. Turning round and round in a small bowl drives fish crazy and kills them quickly,” AgroBiothers CEO Matthieu Lambeaux told Reuters.
Gold fish can live up to 30 years and grow to about 25cm in big aquariums or outdoor ponds, but in tiny bowls they often die within weeks or months.
