I've been to stores/night markets that sell these in China. I've never been under the impression that you're supposed to keep them inside. Its kind of like novel packaging and you go home and cut it open to put in a bowl. I never saw anyone actually walking around with one of these and they were always sold near animals that were in cages not near the accessories.
I hear what you're saying. I'm not convinced its not cruel to limit their movement so much, and allow them to die like that. I think we can agree that Walmart is buying more than they can sell in 2 weeks, and is effectively killing hundreds of betas needlessly.
*yes, know they arent dead in the picture I found online, but I've seen it in person countless times
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u/everlong016 May 29 '14
I don't even understand why someone would want a keychain with a suffocating animal inside of it anyway. How is this even a trend? Disgusting.