Re: NANFA-- Humane Society for Fish

Steven A. Ellis (sellis2000_at_mindspring.com)
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:07:41 -0500

Mark

I think it's a great idea. I can do it for North Georgia.

Steven,
Kennesaw, GA

>Maybe NANFA should found a kind of Humane Society for fish to give people
>someplace to "dump" unwanted pets. Hey, that might give us some respect
>with the professionals!
>
>All we would need would be volunteers around the country willing to accept
>pet fishes and take care of them by either keeping them, giving them away,
>trading them, selling them or euthanizing them. Any volunteers? I'll do
>it for central Ohio. Maybe we could enlist other aquarium clubs to get
>better coverage on this. Then publicize it to aquarium shops so they can
>direct people to us. Could be a fund raiser for clubs that have auctions
>or other ways of selling the fish. Could also create a clearing house of
>specimens for public aquariums. Often large fishes are a problem.
>
>
>Mark Binkley
>Columbus Ohio USA <))><
>mbinkley_at_earthling.net
>
>
>
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