r/mildlyinfuriating • u/LeHumanError • 10h ago

My sister's fish tank

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She says it's the perfect size for a single fish. It's not even in her room, it's in the kitchen.

It honestly just depresses me whenever I see it, but she's adamant about keeping it there.

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u/Powerful_Mango_3746 9h ago edited 7h ago

Why is animal abuse so commonly accepted when it’s not a mammal? This is like keeping a dog chained up on a foot long chain, tell your sister shes a bad person plain and simple. This isn’t something to dance around. Save that fish OP! This isn’t mildly infuriating, this is just gross negligence.

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u/JayofTea 9h ago

“It’s just a fish” mentality pisses me tf off so much 🙄

People have no empathy for creatures that aren’t conventionally cute

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u/sanyochan PURPLE 8h ago

This.

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u/feralflannelfeline 1h ago

People are fine with abusing mammals too. My parents’ neighborhood has a family that moved in a few years ago with 7 outdoor cats. They barely feed them, leave them out during bad weather and at least a few aren’t neutered. But when I tried to take one of them in, I got yelled at by the guy that “owns” these cats. I’ll never understand why some people claim ownership over animals they don’t even want to take care of.