Sounds Fishy!

Photo: Rebecca Hallas / The Age

The Body Shop would like to join the RSPCA and Animal Liberation in condemning the Ipond (pictured above). According to this article in The Age it's 15 times smaller than the recommended tank size for the fish it contains. The RSPCA has called on the device to be banned because it is too small to provide fish with adequate oxygen supplies and a clean environment.

RSPCA spokesman Hugh Wirth said despite the fighting fish's ability to breathe air from the surface, the tank was far too small for it to receive adequate oxygen. The small volume of water would lead to rapid temperature change and this meant the tropical fish would not live long, he said.

It looks like they have no room to turn around in and to complete the perfect torture box the sound reverberating into the tank would totally stress them out! So, please don't buy one!

Also, if you have two minutes can I suggest signing the Greenpeace & NineMSN Save the Whales petition, which is now over 50,000 people strong.

In case you missed it, you might want to read my rant about the Japanese "whale research with extreme prejudice" post, or watch an interview with the Greenpeace spokesperson for the campaign.

A tip for petition makers and amateur campaigners playing at home: When creating a petition, ask for people's postcode, it will help you sort your petition into electorates thus making it more potent in the political arena.

Adam Valvasori - Values Manager