DH being cruel to small fish

[linaplatelover]

DH is part of a team sport - has been for years no issues usually with it.

he has brought home a small ‘goldfish’ in a tiny tank. This small fish has been passed around different team members. Apparently if it dies on your watch you have to pay a fine.

the fish clearly isn’t being cared for properly, the water is cloudy it has no filter or air stone.

Ive looked up the type of fish and it’s not even a goldfish - it’s a small orange tropical fish that requires a heater.

I'm absolutely furious! I hate any cruelty to animals and think this type of lads game from a 40 yr old man is ridiculous.

first off mumsnetters AIBU? And if you think no what should I do?

worst part is that DH agrees that it’s cruel but for some reason ‘doesn’t want to cause a fuss’

Bullshit. There is a world of difference between eating for sustenance and torturing an animal for a cheap thrill. I don't have a problem with people hunting if they are going to eat the kill, I do have a problem with killing for the sake of killing. There are ways of consuming more responsibly by buying produce that at least has some consideration for how the animal(s) are reared and minimising the environmental destructive side effects. Just drop the extremism please.

Do you also object to anyone putting down a pet that is suffering severe pain and cannot be cured, because there is no such thing as "humane killing"?

Divorce?

Bullshit right back at you.

People torturing a fish is bad, but people eating farmed fish is not? If you are against animals suffering, the extremist is the one that justifies one over the other instead of condemning both.

do the right thing and buy it a proper tank, it’s your pet now. They are being cruel and heartless! That is a life, poor thing

Hope this is all sorted now. I couldn't live with someone who is being so cruel to an animal. He'd be out of my house faster than you can say fish.

I say let your DH have to tell them that his wife took it into a pet shop and the pet shop has reported them to the RSPCA. That way they won’t buy a new one.

Have you ever been to a trout farm, there are so many fish in them that they struggle to swim, never mind anything else.