French pet care firm stops selling fish bowls - they drive fish mad

FILE PHOTO: Emie Le Fouest from Paris brings her goldfish named"Luiz Pablo" to Paris aquarium as part of an operation launched to take care of hundreds of goldfish abandoned by French holiday-makers, in ParisPARIS - A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fish bowls because they drive fish mad and kill them quickly.

"People buy a goldfish for their kids on impulse, but if they knew what a torture it is, they would not do it. Turning round and round in a small bowl drives fish crazy and kills them quickly," AgroBiothers CEO Matthieu Lambeaux told Reuters. He said gold fish are social animals who need the company of other fish, ample space and clean water, and that having an aquarium requires a minimum of equipment and expertise.

Germany and several other European countries have long banned fish bowls, but France has no legislation on the issue.

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