Quote Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny
Supposedly no fish have died from this procedure.[/IMG]
This could not be further from the truth, unfortunately. When I started up my own community tank, my mother bought me pink and blue glass fish. I knew instantly these fish did not come in these colors and I researched them. They inject these fish with dye, and sometimes the dye stays really well, sometimes they just fade back to their normal color. Alot of the fish injected actually do not survive...glass fish are kind of like gold fish in the sense that they are popular, there are alot of them, so people see them as disposable.

Though I was horrified about the practice of injecting fish with dyes, I still kept the fish. They reminded me everyday how terrible most people can be. I have not seen the tattooed fish, but this practice is horrifying, as well, but not in the least surprising.

I do not support tattooing of fish...however, I can see the logic in tattooing an identification number on a dog or cat (on the inside of a leg, mainly), but not while the animal is awake and can feel it. I do not have any animals with tattoos, but I have considered it. Microchips are more along the lines of my support now, and I am glad I never went through with the tattooing.

I don't view animals as less intelligent than us, so I'll have to disagree there. Some animals may seem alot dumber than us, but we shouldn't take all the credit for intelligence. Animals are rather smart, regardless of how low IQ they have compared to humans. They adapt, they have their own way of communication, survival tactics, etc. But, I can see why alot of people state animals are of lesser intelligence than us, so I'll just stop there.

I personally respect each and every living thing. Be it skinned, furred, scaled, slimy, comfortable, icky, crunchy & plants, trees...everything. I think of everything as being connected and in some sense, equal.

I don't believe anyone has a right to do this to a fish, in short. I've realized though, people will just continue to be cruel, no matter who says what. And it is really depressing to me.