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Folks, I’ll be blunt. This is not a food related post.

To be honest, it’s about something that has me so angry that I’m almost literally spitting chips.

The iPond. A miniscule fish tank that has an inbuilt speaker that can be plugged into an mp3 player is being sold worldwide, and it needs to stop NOW.

This tank has a holding capacity of 650mL once rocks have been placed inside, and that is 15x SMALLER than the recommended tank size for a Betta (the fish they are being marketed with).

They are being sold across Australia in Pets Paradise and Pets Good Direct chain stores, and in Walmarts in the northern hemisphere.

You can read more about this issue here.

So, what is it exactly that I’m asking you to do?

If you happen to live near one of these stores, then write a letter of complaint to hand it into them in person. If you don’t, but you have a friend who does, then ask them to do it for you. Or, at the very least, write to the stores with a complaint against this device.

And if you don’t feel up to writing a letter? You can use the letter below that was written by a friend. That’s what I’ll be doing, and having just called my local Pets Paradise store and confirmed that YES, they HAVE stocked the ipond, I’ll be marching my arse there first thing tomorrow morning to hand over my copy of this letter (as well as multiple copies which I’ll be distributing outside their store if they refuse to remove this from the shelves).

And the the f*ckwit who invented this product: should you ever read this, my foot would like to meet your face. In the most painful f*cking way possible.

And now for the letter:

Pets Paradise
Store location
Address
date

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to in regard to an article which appeared in 16th December Sydney Morning Herald/Age concerning a product called the ‘iPond’ which your company has been stocking since September of this year.

I wish to register my disappointment and concern over the sale of such a patently cruel product. The size of this tank is fifteen times smaller than what is safely recommended for the humane captivity of such animals. It has also been shown by acoustics experts that noise and vibrations from the speakers would escape into the water causing unnecessary stress and harm to the fish.

I believe that the stocking of the iPond by Pets Paradise adds a greater impetus and justification for the policing of your industry to prevent further harm and the spreading of cruel practices towards animals such as this.

I would appreciate it if you were to pass my concerns onto your store manager or franchisee. I would presume that anyone who works in a pet shop would have an innate and sincere love of animals and a deep concern for their welfare. How such persons could then partake in the sale of a product like the iPond is very disconcerting.

Yours Sincerely,

xyz

I know everyone is busy with the fast-approaching holidays, but surely you can spare at least 5 minutes for an email?

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