Following on from my post last week about the planned Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) release (https://thefishvet.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/exotic-carp-killer-virus-planned-to-be-released-in-as-little-as-5-years/), the lead scientist on the animal experimentation stated that the disease course would be variable and is temperature dependent. It will take one week for the fish to die at a water temperature of 26oC and up to 3 weeks to kill at 17oC.
This being said, there is an animal welfare aspect that has not been addressed. Practices that were acceptable in the 1950’s in terms of inflicting pain and suffering on “pests” should not be tolerated today.
The ends do not justify the means.
Of course it is animal cruelty, as anyone who has seen a fish die like this would know. It also will put all those who have Koi or Goldfish at risk for our animals to be affected! Especially if in ponds! Why should my most loved pets be put at risk?
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I have forwarded the link to this post to the RSPCA.
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