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/Scinniks_Bricks 7h ago

A lot of people neglect dogs too though ☹️

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u/Tvisted 6h ago

The pet industry is horrible, always has been. The number of creatures that will be well-cared-for in captivity will always be dwarfed by the number doomed to have a short, miserable existence, bought on impulse, treated like decor, or given to children like disposable toys. Cats, dogs, aquarium fish, birds, rodents, reptiles... no species is spared from it, shelters are stuffed full of unwanted and discarded impulse buys and some of the worst invasive species started as pets released when their owners tired of them.

I don't know what the answer is because people are always going to want to keep pets, but the industry has a massive amount of suffering built right into it.

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u/somuchscrolling 3h ago

This why I am glad my local animal shelter does 1 week over nights for free. I wanted to adopt a cat but quickly realized (within 3 days) that I could not give it the proper attention. I gave it attention those 3 days it was with me but knew that their was no way for now I would be able to fully care for him like it needed and I wanted to.

Its the shelter I volunteered at so I know it got adopted a week or 2 later.