Loading ...A fish store in Toronto claims someone has deliberately wiped out all of their livestock:
Staff at Indoor Jungle on Kennedy Rd. allege that a vandal dumped a substance into their aquariums Wednesday that killed about 700 fish and ruined about 200 pieces of coral.
The dead fish were discovered after customers alerted employees to a strange, bleach-like smell coming from the back room that houses aquariums at the five-month-old store.
“This is an act of vandalism and an act of animal cruelty,” store manager Navid Azar told the Sun.
I’ve been to the store in question and the fish room is isolated so there is an opportunity to pour something into the tanks. Still, the first thing that comes to mind when reading this is human error. Either way, hopefully the culprit is found quickly.
Thanks for the heads up, Mike!
EDIT. This gem comes from the Toronto Star. I guess they failed biology:
The Ontario Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the case would not fall under animal cruelty because fish are non-vertebrates.
“According to the act, animal means a live, non-human vertebrate,” said Alison Cross, OSPCA spokesperson.
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In the hobby since 2001, and has seen all kinds of fads come and go. As he gets older, Jeff is developing more and more of a conscience towards environmental concerns, especially towards reefs. Currently, he writes from Ontario, Canada, but would rather be snorkeling on a reef.
I think a few water tests will quickly clear up this mystery.
wow, that’s terrible. i hope the people involved get caught (assuming vandalism here). it’s hard to believe that many fish would have died from equipment failure, especially since several hundred are freshwater and several hundred are saltwater.
I have my reservations that we didn’t truly hear the facts regarding this story. Time will tell. Where is that police report?
Last I read on CP24, the police are not going to open an ‘active investigation’ on this. So might not be much of a report but just the filing.
Hope the guy that caused so many deaths get punish either way – whoever that is.
Inside job?
Whether it was intentional or not (sounds like it was) this is a shame. I really hope the police investigate this matter in depth and come up with a culprit. The loss off life and the financial loss must be incredible, especially for a new store.