Cruel and Bizarre Live Fish and Turtle Key Chains
Seriously WHY?! This is a genius idea that could only come from one part of the world. Chinese vendors are selling live fish and turtles in a sealed baggy as key chains.
Filled with colored water, each 7-centimeter long key ring encapsulated either one Brazil turtle or two small kingfish, and is filled with “nutrient rich” water, by which vendors claim allow the animals to live for several months. Unfortunately, after your few months are up, you have a carcass key chain.
However, no need to worry as rumor has it that nothing goes to waste – the cadavers are heated in the microwave for 15 seconds and eaten while enjoying an ice cold beer.
These adorable little gifts, which are typically sold at subway and train stations, are protected by law and, according to said law, are not considered animal abuse.
Mary Peng, the co-founder of the International Center for Veterinary Services, says that the animals will run out of oxygen and therefore probably die before the so-called nutrients in the water run out.
Animal protection groups are advocating an immediate ban, calling the item an example of “pure animal abuse.”
I think I’ll just stick to my beer bottle opener key chain, at least I won’t have to watch these little guys suffocate to death.
What do you think cruel or Christmas stocking stuffer?
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YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME RIGHT?
Well the 15 seconds in the microwave may or may not be totally accurate – Unfortunately the rest is sad but true.
SOMEONE STOP THEM!!!
HOLY CRAP cruel as hell.
like winning goldfish in a bag at a carnaval, they probably aren't intended to be left in there indefinately lol
Amazing. How about we put the creator of this in “nutrient rich” water and see how long the last…we can call it art instead of abuse.
I would love to see that!
horrible! poor things they soo deserve a better life!
I’m shaking my head in absolute disgust! How any one could possibly believe that this is not abuse… People just keep sinking deeper into sick evil stupidity!
Such behavior is normalized in a lot of cultures. They aren't aware that it's wrong or why it's wrong. That's why we need to tell them.
These are a far cry away from ecospheres. I question the nutrients, first of all, because in the wild, these types of creatures don't just absorb nutrients out of water. They have to eat them. Second, there's no air supply in solid, sealed plastic bags, and when the oxygen runs out, it's gone, and the animal suffocates within hours of being sealed in the bag. Third, there are stress and physical injuries involved in being dangled around on a keychain. Where do keys go? Purses, pockets, tossed onto countertops, dangled and swinging from belt loops. That is no life for a live animal.
This is a fake, and not a very good one. Click through a few links, and you get to this news story on the Global Times, a Chinese newspaper:
http://en.huanqiu.com/beijing/society/2011-03/634…
OH no! Except, the Global Times address isn't en.huanqiu.com, it's http://www.globaltimes.cn/
I will keep my fish and turtle keychains with my bonsai kitten collection.
Hrmmmm, the plot thickens. They both have the same homepage and logo, the only difference seems to be their Alexa ranking…the 'fake' one seems to be doing much better traffic wise.
OK. I dug some more, and huanqiu.com is the chinese version's domain. globaltimes.cn is an English portal. I still don't buy it. Not one bit.
globaltimes.cn links to en.huanqiu.com for Beijing local news… so it is backed up by Global Times… again, outrageous but aparently true…
That's so mean. they should stop this kind of thing! animals are living things NOT a display thing.
That's just fucking sick and whoever actually buys these either doesn't have a brain…or is sick in the head themselves. How in the hell can that be considered cute? Not taking in to account the fact that the poor thing can't fucking breathe! Nutrient rich water doesn't matter for shit when there's NO FUCKING AIR! That couldn't have possibly escaped these peoples minds could it? The fact that living things need oxygen to live…right, I mean they can't be that stupid….oh wait, anyone who puts an animal in a tiny plastic bag is pretty damn stupid.
at least in brazil its animal traffic and has a high penalty, and even that kind of turtle (and almost any, it`s almost impossible have legally native animals here) can't be bought or sold anymore. If you want to help, contact brazilian govern institution called IBAMA (brazilian institute for environment) and tell them to investigate it, you can find the website at google.
I might agree that those key chains are adorable but how they manage to create something like these just for the sake of having a 'design'! I can't believe this stuffs are happening. I am one of those who are very fond of collecting and admiring different styles, colors, designs of key chains especially those which is uniquely adorable like this but holy! awful turtles and fishes! I'm really wondering how long the species could hold their breaths and live in that creepy isolated baggy whatever! I pity them but I pity more those who have guts to keep this business idea going! Key chains are made in different styles, variety and purposes but I never expect that there will come a time that one of the favorite stuff that I love to collect will be as awful as this!
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grievous post you bear
i think we should put all the sellers into a sealed bag filled with coloured water full of nutrients. I will happily use them as my keychain.
Not a surprise coming from China
thats wrong !!!!!!!!!! dead wrong !!!!!!!!!!
It's still going on )c:
Sick – like most things relating the the Chinese and the animal kingdom
Those aren't lizards they're firebelly newts. They live up to 70 years in a decent habitat and I've had mine for 10 years. To kill one in a tiny plastic coffin like that, is more cruel than you know. The solution they're in is probably burning them. Their skin is permeable. They need to eat every day or 3 days. I feed mine every night and they eat out of my hand. This is such cruelty and anyone that buys one to not set free or sells them is a cruel moron that will go to hell if there is one. Karma will eventually crush you for this.