Winnipeg considers banning many Aquarium fish...

[DMD123]

Saw this on another site and thought it might provide some interesting conversation.

Winnipeg Considers Banning Many Aquarium Fish (and many other pets, too!) - AMAZONAS Magazine

Winnipeg, Canada has announced a sweeping series of proposed rules that, if enacted, would ban the ownership of many types of aquarium life (both fish and invertebrates) along with many other pets under the City's Responsible Pet Ownership By-Law. Such a ban would set the tone for similar bans...

www.reef2rainforest.com

Please note the following are from the above link

 

[DMD123]

Wow a ban on 14" fish...

So I could not even keep my Pearsei which is a peaceful vegetarian just because it can hit 16"... That sucks!

 

[sir_keith]

Don't they have 'bigger fish to fry' in Winnipeg than worrying about this? Sorry.

On the other hand, wouldn't it be nice if all we had to worry about in this country was regulating the ornamental fish trade!

 

[DMD123]

I totally understand with invasive species to say ‘No you cant keep this’ but not with aquarium fishes, based on size. But then apparently this size limit did not apply to goldfish or koi which can be the absolute worst if released to the wild.

 

[Madness]

Wow... Sounds like the ass-hats running this state came up with that. Both have zero idea what they are saying, and why they are making those decisions.